Hive "3" - Bee Cozy over Colony Quilt
County: Strafford
Bee Race: Saskatraz
Source: 2021 Package
Queen: 1st Year
Hive Name: Hive3
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Hive details:
- 10 Frame Langstroth
- Wrapped on 11/21/21
- Stack: Deep,Deep,Medium
- Winterization:
Bee Cozy over Colony quilt
Mann Lake Wintering Inner Cover with 1" top insulation
Bottom Board is closed
3" foam board insulation on top of inner cover
bottom entrance : 3/8" x 5/8"
top entrance : 3/8" x 1/2" (currently Closed)
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Notes:
- sensor "outside hive" is the one between the wrap & woodenware
- sensor "above upper broodbox" is above box 2 in stack.
- 12/17/21- Bees cleansing flight using lower entrance.
1-17-22 10:30 Am.
-Bees located on the south east side on 3 frames 10 second check
- Added under the inner cover a ¾ x ¾ shim ring with weather strip on the
under edge.
- Fed a .60 lb. sugar brick placed on the west side.
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2-10-22 Opened upper entrance 3/8 x 3/8
2-13-22 Fed .40 lb. sugar brick placed on west side. Had ½ sugar brick
Cleansing flight Feb 10,11,13,18,21 and 23 upper and lower entrance.
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Live Stream
Sensor location notes: "Outside hive" is the the woodenware sensor
"Outside" (pink line) is not from a sensor. It data pulled by broodminder from a weather data site.
