Re: [OBA Discussions] Digest for oba-discussions@olympiabeekeepers.org - 1 update in 1 topic

[Nathan Allan]

Personally I don't think you will need to do four more treatments because they will be brood less by then.  One should do it!

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Charlie Garrott <charlie...@gmail.com>: Oct 13 10:45AM -0700 A few questions and comments: 1. I am going to level up my hives today so that they are level across the hive and tilting slightly forward, 1" higher in rear than in front. I use screened bottom boards with slider boards already in. 2. I have already put on styrofoam insulation on the top of the hives. I am going to get all the rain hats in good working order. I use corrugated plastic roofing from Home Depot. I am getting ready to put styrofoam insulation on all hives. When should I put this on? I might just put it on the sides and rear and leave the sun exposed front bare.   I am also going to put in anchor screws in the ground so I can tether the hives down in case of high winds. 3. I think it is OK to remove robbing screens now. I will do it at night. I removed all feeder jars two weeks ago. 4. I did a 5x4 OAV treatment in late August/early September. On the last treatment, I had a lot of mites drop out on a couple of the boards. To be safe, I think I will do another 5x4 treatment and then do another at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Is this a good plan? 5. There are a few bare frames in my hive that did not get comb pulled on them. At last inspection (9/24), the bees were pulling and filling some comb on some of these frames, but not all. I am concerned that at least I need to get the bare frames moved to the outside of the hive to keep the cluster to the middle. I have one old frame with some honey on it and two old frames with comb. Should I put them in in place of bare frames?   Tomorrow (Tuesday), high temperature in the afternoon will be 64F dropping to 33F at night. Wednesday will have a high of 65F and a low of 38F. Is it safe for me to go into the hives to do some frame arrangement? Maybe I should just work on the top box. I already moved brood down to the center of the lower boxes. I appreciate any feedback! Charlie Garrott

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[Charlie Garrott]

I will watch you do one at Thanksgiving and one at Christmas 

Charlie Garrott 

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