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South1 - Winter 24

November 21, 2023 @ 6am  (~17F in apiary)

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.

 

 

 

 

 

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South Side 

East Side 

North Side 

West Side 

Live Stream

Sensor location notes: 

      2 sensors - both in middle of the box

 

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

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