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it's a follow-up to this thread...
http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=26597&page=2
Okay, so the weather this weekend has been warm, so time to complete my winter prep.
Used new OMF (open), and up-turned the entrance block (as per BBKA)
I've moved the super (half) underneath the brood box on top of floor, put back miller feeder, and glass quill, roof with kingspan.
I took the oppuntunity of weighing the super and brood box, as I was moving them, the girls were rather aggitated by all this, not surpised. A slight wind was blowing, so I cancelled the inspection of frames in super and bb, and moved onto weighing.
super (half) 17.1kg
brood box 24kg
I've weighed an empty super with frames which was 5.5kg, so therefore I estimate 11.6kg of stores, I've yet to weigh a brood box with comb, I need to recover my scales, which is currently covered with bees!
I've read I need approx 25kg of stores, so do we think I need to continue feeding, so far, I've only fed 4l of syrup.
and the feeder can be removed, just need to add a mouse guard and I think we are done....
is this correct?
http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=26597&page=2
Okay, so the weather this weekend has been warm, so time to complete my winter prep.
Used new OMF (open), and up-turned the entrance block (as per BBKA)
I've moved the super (half) underneath the brood box on top of floor, put back miller feeder, and glass quill, roof with kingspan.
I took the oppuntunity of weighing the super and brood box, as I was moving them, the girls were rather aggitated by all this, not surpised. A slight wind was blowing, so I cancelled the inspection of frames in super and bb, and moved onto weighing.
super (half) 17.1kg
brood box 24kg
I've weighed an empty super with frames which was 5.5kg, so therefore I estimate 11.6kg of stores, I've yet to weigh a brood box with comb, I need to recover my scales, which is currently covered with bees!
I've read I need approx 25kg of stores, so do we think I need to continue feeding, so far, I've only fed 4l of syrup.
and the feeder can be removed, just need to add a mouse guard and I think we are done....
is this correct?