Скачать или смотреть Modified warré hive ready for winter + first Thymovar treatment

This is how I arrange a modified warré hive in the fall to be ready to go into winter.

This was also my first attempt at using Thymovar as an organic mite treatment in a non-standard hive. Thymovar uses thymol (the stuff found in thyme essential oil) as the active ingredient. I confirmed with the manufacturer that the proper dosage for non-standard hives is a 1/2 strip per 20L of hive volume. It's the volume of the brood nest that is most important. If the brood nest is at the bottom of the hive, you need enough thymovar to fill the brood nest. It's not necessary for the vapors to reach boxes that are 100% honey stores.

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This colony was started from a nuc in 2017. The mite count was low in the fall of 2017 (Tested 300 bees using a sugar roll). In the Spring on 2018 the mite count was on the borderline of the recommended threshold for mite treatments. Through the season I used the drone trapping method, and then split the hive to keep the mite levels down. The split was performed June 9th. The old queen was moved with one box of brood (mostly capped) and one box of honey.

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