North1 - Winter 24
November 24, 2024 @ 9am (~35F in apiary)
County: Belknap
Town: Gilmanton
Bee Race: Northern - from Jeff McCormack
Source: Split from Ital1 & Stalker
Queen: 2024
Hive Name: North1
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Hive details:
- 10 Frame Langstroth
- Stack: Medium,Medium,Medium,Medium, 1.5" feeding shim
- FACES NORTH
- Winterization:
Cozy with reflectix covering the top so no snow gets in.
upper entrance : 1/2"x3/8" with a wind block
lower entrance : 1/2 oval - 1" x3/8" - on east side
hive stand base wrapped with Reflectix
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Notes:
- 10/20/24 : put in sensors
lots of capped honey
had some brood
mite test: 2%
- 11/8/24 @ ~ 1:30pm : wrapped bottom of stand with reflectix, changed to winter entrance reducer
-11/25/24 @ ~1:30 pm: winterized colony, did OA dribble treatment.
12/5/2024 : 3-4" snow; brush snow off colonies ! 10:30
12/7/2024: 3-4" of snow over night
12/8/2024: - ~ 10am removed ratchet straps - brushed snow off of colonies
12/10/24 - ~7:45am - brushed ~ 3" snow off colony
12/11/2024 - very rainy day starting at 33F --> 50+F
12/17/24 - lunch time - bees flying - using bottom entrance
1/12/2025 - mid day - cleaned bees from bottom board - maybe had 3/4 c.. Most were near lower entrance
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West Side
North Side
Live Stream
Sensor location notes:
"South" sensors - frame5, 2" from south side woodenware
"North" sensor - frame 5, 2" from north side woodenware
"East" sensor - frame 8, 2" from east side woodenware
"West" sensor - frame 2, 2" from west side woodenware
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
