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So after starting my nuc April 27th with all new equipment, then to have them swarm May 20th, then having a queen split, then combining 2 weak hives into one, we finally harvested our first years bounty.
4 gallons of the good stuff! I was not expecting a thimble full our first year EVER keeping bees, yet alone an almost full pail. Feeling extremely blessed.
What a great experience.
We pulled the supers today and and added Apivar to the 2 brood boxes. The mite count sample was one.
I put the wet super frames in a deep box and placed them on top of for inner cover for the bees to clean out.
How long should I leave the frames on the hive for the bees to clean out?
Are wax moths an issue? Just a few days?
When I remove them, I plan on stuffing them in my freezer then Paramoth for the long storage.
4 gallons of the good stuff! I was not expecting a thimble full our first year EVER keeping bees, yet alone an almost full pail. Feeling extremely blessed.
What a great experience.
We pulled the supers today and and added Apivar to the 2 brood boxes. The mite count sample was one.
I put the wet super frames in a deep box and placed them on top of for inner cover for the bees to clean out.
How long should I leave the frames on the hive for the bees to clean out?
Are wax moths an issue? Just a few days?
When I remove them, I plan on stuffing them in my freezer then Paramoth for the long storage.