Monday, 13 February 2012
New year intensive Hive Clean treatment
The weather has warmed up considerably - 6.7 degrees. I decided to start our first anti-Varroa treatment of the year. I used Hive Clean last year to good effect on Adele hive and so we are rolling it out to all the hives this year. I treated Beatrice first since I know we have a Varroa problem in that hive. The bees were quite busy - quite a few on top of the frames. Then Adele, the bees are quiet, all the bees are in between the frames. There is lots of brace comb in Adele hive which will make the first spring inspection a messy business next month. Then the cantankerous Connie hive who were complaining the moment I started to remove the crown board and erupted out of the hive - I ended up with quite alot of bee poo on my suit and gloves did the treatment and shut the hive back up but quite a few bees stayed with me and were flying around. Eventually they all went home. Next treatment on Saturday - hopefully the warmer weather will continue.
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