4. Bees busy on the newly made comb. This was a surprise (although it shouldn’t have been) the bees were building comb between the crown board and the top of the frame. This was because of the gap created by the eke.
After two weeks since the first tin of apiguard was placed in the hive, it is time to put in the second tin.
1. Week 1 (One week after the first tin of Apiguard applied). A nice haul of Varroa!
2. Week 1 – Varroa mites visible on varroa board.
3. Week 2 – fewer varroa mites on the board this week. The board was thereafter cleaned with soda-water. Second tin of apiguard applied.
4. Bees busy on the newly made comb. This was a surprise (although it shouldn’t have been) the bees were building comb between the crown board and the top of the frame. This was because of the gap created by the eke.
5. This was a bit of a dilemma: should I remove the comb? I took the decision to leave it and clear it off in the spring. After all, they bees would use it as a source of food during the winter.
6. Once the Crown Board had been moved I could examine the apiguard. The contents of the first tin had shrunk to half its original size.
7. Second tin of Apiguard placed diagonally opposite the existing one. Both tins are then left in place.
8. Hive shut back-up. The two tins of apiguard will stay in place for another 4 weeks. I will continue feeding and do weekly checks on the varroa board.
4 thoughts on “Varroa Mite Control Part 3: Second Tin of Apiguard”
I see you got honey this year. We haven’t taken any from our bees. in fact we are feeding them again, they haven’t done at all well with this wet weather
I see you got honey this year. We haven’t taken any from our bees. in fact we are feeding them again, they haven’t done at all well with this wet weather
I extracted only 6 jars 😦
It has been a terrible year – sympathies all round.
Bad year for honey and bees but I love the photo of the bees climbing over new comb. Great step by step on Apiguard!
Thank-you 🙂