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5
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Wellington
Experience
Beginner
Date
Mar 26, 2022
Apiary Identifier
First
Weather Conditions
Warm, still
Hive Rating
3.00 star(s)
Queen Identified
No
Eggs
Yes
Larvae
Yes
Capped Brood
Mostly Uniform
Queen Cells
No
Honey - food stores
Medium
Pollen present
Yes
Pests & Disease
  1. Not Checked
Population
Medium
Number of Supers
0
Number of Brood Boxes
1
Temperament
Calm
Has hive swarmed
No
Honey Flow
Not Checked
Signs of Robbing
No
3 weeks since first treatment so put in 2nd varroa treatment - Apilife Var
Moved corflute slider up
Insulated lid
 
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one tip, try not to use "medium, strong" etc.
eg stores medium doesn't mean much as it varies a massive amount from person to person.
best way is typically to count how many full frames (fd) worth of stores.
like wise with bees, brood etc.

the single most common problem is beginners underestimate everything.
reporting it by frames helps get around that, so people can give accurate advice.
 
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It’s a pre-compiled form. The answers are provided. That way it accommodates all hive configurations.
 


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