Ok so the hive clean arrived and we met up on Sunday afternoon to treate the Garden hive. Hive clean has to be at body temperature so I had one sachet tucked under my bee suit and off we went, Greg, Suzanne, Sam and me. Unfortunately it is very difficult to get the hive clean sticks open with your marigolds on we eventually managed it using a hive tool but the stuff then squirted out in all directions and not exactly on the bees. So we sent Sam back for another stick with slightly better success. Note to self - bring a pair of scissors next time.
Second job was to have another attempt at putting the Temple hive on a mesh floor which is better for controlling Varroa. We have taken delivery of a milk crate to use as a hive stand. So the boys lifted the hive while Suzanne and I moved the wheel hub which was the old hive stand and replaced it with a milk crate and mesh floor. Now I can monitor the Varroa in this hive and we will find out if I need to treat this hive as well.
Here we are substituting the solid floor for a mesh one on the Temple hive.
From this picture you can see the state of my garden in the
winter. At least the water drains away from the bees. You can just see the Temple hive behind my right shoulder.
The all important varroa sticks - next treatment is in 6 days.
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