NH Honey Bee Diagnostic Network

County:  Belknap

Town:  Gilmanton

Bee Race:  Northern - from Jeff McCormack

Source:  split from 2023 Stalker

Queen:     2024

Hive Name:  South1

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Hive details:

    - 10 Frame Langstroth

    - Stack:  Medium,Medium,Medium, 1.5" feeding shim

    - Winterization:

         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:

- 10/20/24 : put in sensors
  - lots of capped honey & bees.
  - mite test:   1.5%

- 11/8/24 @ ~ 1:30pm : wrapped bottom of stand with reflectix, changed to winter entrance reducer

- 11/25/24 @ ~ 1:30pm:  winterized colony, did OA dribble treatment.

12/5/2024: 3-4" snow; brush snow off colonies ! 10:30

12/7/2024: 3-4" of snow over night

12/8/2024: ~ 10am removed ratchet straps - brushed snow off of colonies

12/10/24 -   ~7:45am - brushed ~ 3" snow off colony

12/11/2024 - very rainy day - starting at 33F --> 50+F

12/17/24 - lunch time - bees flying - using bottom entrance

12/27/2024 - 2pm-ish  - added 8 sensors from N2 - N,E,S,W + corners - SE, SW,NW,NE

bees were in the SE corner box4

1/12/2025 - mid day - cleaned bees from bottom board - maybe had 1/3-1/2 c.. Most were near lower entrance

1/14/25 - 8am - added 1lb sugar brick middle/east bees clustered in south east corner - top of cluster was at the top rails in box 4.

 

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