breaking the cluster

[Chorlton Honey Bees]

whats the ruff temp that a cluster would break away and give me a chance to do my OA trying to look forward at the weather forcast to give me window of opartunity(sorry about spelling)

thanks in advance
AZ

 

[rink123]

I Was going to do mine tomorrow but now it says high winds and heavy rain :{

 

[Finman]

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You may do you OA treatment without looking inside. Things are not going better because soon bees start larva rearing.

Temp is ok in Manchester now but it has promised rain to every day.

If you have capped brood in frame, you may take it totally off. It is smaller harm than leave mites inside brood.

 

[Finman]

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When you give OA, it breaks the cluster because bees raise up the hive temp.

 

[drex]

As Finman says do it at the next opportunity as it is now getting late and they will ( likely) have started to raise brood.

Ok, I am further south than you, but I did mine on New Years day.

 

[richardbees]

AZ

Do it tomorrow, if not sooner. The Q will have already started laying but imo OA treatment is a 'must'