FREE HIVING DEMO
WHEN: Wednesday, April 17th
WHERE: 605 Betty Street at 6:00PM
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Please plan on wearing your bee suit.
Jen and I are hiving two 4 lb. packages of Carniolans with Russian queens today.
- 1:1 sugar water at room temperature
- Frames are ordered with empty honeycomb available in the middle for the queen to lay eggs in
- 1 deep brood box is lined with insulation in advance of hiving
- Hives are facing southeast to allow early sun on the bottom board
- We are using solid bottom boards
- Entrance is reduced to the smallest setting
- Inner lid has a 1 - 1.5-inch entrance on the front side so bees can crawl in and out of the entrance.
- Sugar water will be filled every 3-5 days
- A check for the queen will be done on day 5
- Complete hive checks will be every 10 days for the duration of the 2019 season to discourage swarming and disease
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