Sask3
November 21, 2023 @ 6am (~17F in apiary)
County: Belknap
Bee Race: Saskatraz
Source: Overwintered colony (2021 package)
Queen: 2021 queen superceded in August 2022
Hive Name: Sask3
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Hive details:
- 10 Frame Langstroth
- Stack: Medium,Medium,Medium,Medium, 1.5" feeding shim
- Winterization:
Colony Quilt + Cozy with reflectix covering the top so no snow gets in.
upper entrance : 1/2"x3/8" with a wind block
lower entrance : 1/2 oval - 1" x3/8" - on east side
hive stand base wrapped with Reflectix
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Notes:
- 11/5/23 : All sensors installed (ignore "custom(7)" data before this date)
- 11/11/23 : reduced lower entrance and have it on east side of colony
wrapped base.
- 11/21/2023 : wrapped with colony quilt & cozy at ~ 2pm. Added 3" of insulation above inner cover - Bees were completely covering the top bars
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South Side
East Side
North Side
West Side
Live Stream
Sensor location notes:
"South" sensors - frame5, 2" from south side woodenware
"North" sensor - frame 5, 2" from north side woodenware
"East" sensor - frame 8, 2" from east side woodenware
"West" sensor - frame 2, 2" from west side woodenware
frames are counted from left to right when facing the front of the colony
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"Outside" (pink line) is not from a sensor. It data pulled by broodminder from a weather data site
