South2 - Winter 25
County: Belknap
Town: Gilmanton
Bee Race: Hybrid - from Jeff McCormack
Source: Package
Queen: 2025
Hive Name: South2
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Hive details:
- 10 Frame Langstroth
- Stack: Medium,Medium,Medium,Medium, 1.5" feeding shim
- Winterization:
Cozy with reflectix covering the top so no snow gets in.
bottom board = closed with 3/8" plywood insert
upper entrance : 1/2"x3/8" with a wind block
lower entrance : 1/2 oval - 1" x3/8" - on west side
hive stand base wrapped with Reflectix
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Notes:
11/1/25 - 10am-ish: removed mouse guard; put on entrance reducer; adjust outer cover to open upper entrance
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11/2/25 - 11:30ish: applied OA dribble - - could see bees in the seams.
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11/5/25 -2:45ish: wrapped hive - cozy, 3" insulation on top,top entrance with wind block, wrapped base with reflectix, 1.5" feeding shim; lower entrance on the west side
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South Side
Live Stream
Sensor location notes:
Box 2 - middle West (slot 2)
Box 2 - middle (slot 6)
Box 3 - middle West (slot 2)
Box 3 - middle (slot 6)
Box 3 - middle East (slot 8)
Box 4 - middle West (slot 2)
Box 4 - middle (slot 6)
Box 3 - middle East (slot 8)
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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
