Posted: 1/11/2015 2:19:21 PM EDT
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Looked under the lid. Very tight group up close to the top. Good numbers it looks like.
Should I be pulling some frames to see how their food situation is before feeding them? I have an empty frame feeder on an outside wall. |
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There is a beekeeping thread under Outdoors, Homesteading on this site. If you don't know if they have good stores, then yes, check on them (as quickly as possible; wait for a warmer day...don't dilly dally with the lid off). Do you know what they went into winter with? |
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There is a beekeeping thread under Outdoors, Homesteading on this site. If you don't know if they have good stores, then yes, check on them (as quickly as possible; wait for a warmer day...don't dilly dally with the lid off). Do you know what they went into winter with? I left 3 mostly solid frames in the middle and less on frames as it goes towards the outside for brood space. I didn't really lift or weigh it. It gets to -5 rarely. Under freezing for weeks. They seem fine and I see icicles hanging from their cover. |
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Looked under the lid. Very tight group up close to the top. Good numbers it looks like. Should I be pulling some frames to see how their food situation is before feeding them? I have an empty frame feeder on an outside wall. Lord no. Don't mess with them. Just pick up the back of hive to see if still heavy. empty frame feeder - well the refill it and leav them alone. |
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Lord no. Don't mess with them. Just pick up the back of hive to see if still heavy. empty frame feeder - well the refill it and leav them alone. Quoted:
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Looked under the lid. Very tight group up close to the top. Good numbers it looks like. Should I be pulling some frames to see how their food situation is before feeding them? I have an empty frame feeder on an outside wall. Lord no. Don't mess with them. Just pick up the back of hive to see if still heavy. empty frame feeder - well the refill it and leav them alone. I didn't fill the feeder to not add humidity. Don't want to feed them until necessary. I never lifted it to judge it in the fall. |
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If you need a quick dry feed, you might try the Mountain Camp method: |