By this time, you should have completed your feeding and treated your hive since mid-October (September and October).\u00a0If your feeder is not already removed, now is the time to do it.\u00a0The last interventions at the apiary are usually in November;\u00a0treatment of oxalic acid, insulation and underweighting of beehives.<\/p>\n
When the temperatures are between 6 and 8 degrees C, it’s time for the last varroasis treatment.\u00a0Oxalic acid is used at this time.\u00a0This treatment can be done by fumigation or by dripping with a syringe.\u00a0Oxalic acid complements the treatment you used in September (formic acid, thymol, apivar, apistan, etc.).\u00a0Unfortunately, during the laying process it is impossible to overcome all varroa mites.\u00a0As the temperature drops in the fall, queen egg laying decreases, and varroa mites in the hive are usually only found on bees, not inside sealed cells.<\/p>\n
Oxalic acid is a natural treatment which acts effectively on varroa mites outside the brood.\u00a0By ending the season with oxalic, you guarantee yourself a hive that will not succumb to varroasis infestation and which will increase its chances of getting through the winter season without disturbing pests.\u00a0And what’s more, it doesn’t cost much!<\/p>\n
Explanation of the fumigation method (OS-1300)<\/em><\/p>\n Explanation of the drip method (AO-1200)<\/em><\/p>\n November is also the time to think about isolating your hive.\u00a0Warning!\u00a0The trap for beginner beekeepers is to want to isolate the hive too much.\u00a0Bees don’t freeze to death.\u00a0Rather, they are affected by humidity which causes condensation in the hive.\u00a0The beekeepers in Finland have taught us that the most important thing is not the insulation, but the provision of air circulation in the hive to remove moisture.\u00a0The attic with a ventilation slot is essential during winter.\u00a0Be sure to raise your roof with styrofoam insulation to clear the opening.\u00a0Air must circulate between the slit in the attic and the lower opening of the hive.\u00a0You must therefore remove your entry reducer or the piton \/ slide hive entry.\u00a0In spring,\u00a0the reducer is used to block air currents which could cool the brood.\u00a0In autumn, the entry reducer is used to limit looting and the introduction of rodents into the hive.\u00a0A smaller entrance makes it easier for the guardians of the colony.<\/p>\n When the cold is well established, mice have already found their winter home, and wasps are no longer a threat.\u00a0Protecting the entrance no longer becomes a necessity.\u00a0But the most important thing to remember is that during the winter many workers die, and the young bees do the housework.\u00a0When we leave a small entrance to the hive, the hole ends up being blocked with dead bees and the air no longer passes.\u00a0Condensation is created and the air becomes toxic by so much CO2 produced by the bunch.<\/p>\n Stop panicking, and remove the inlet reducer when winter has arrived.\u00a0Now, which insulation to take?\u00a0Simple, think of \u201cthermofoil\u201d bubble insulation or \u201cBeeCozy\u201d, both effective in reducing the cold of strong winter winds.\u00a0I tend to favor thermofoil for beehives that are well protected, for example in a backyard, by a cedar hedge.\u00a0For more northern climates, in the mountains, subject to extreme temperatures, I usually recommend BeeCozy, known to keep the hive warm.<\/p>\n Before wishing your bees Merry Christmas, try to underweight the hive and be aware of the overall weight of the hive.\u00a0The most important thing is to keep a bodily memory of the hive.\u00a0You will be able to compare in February, during a quick visit without making noise, whether the hive has used a lot of resources or not.\u00a0This will allow you to judge whether the hive needs a small surplus of food (candi Apifonda) to get to the spring or if it is still healthy.<\/p>\n Now is the time to leave the beehive in peace and go enjoy the gently falling snowflakes.<\/p>\n Good winter !<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By this time, you should have completed your feeding and treated your hive since mid-October (September and October).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":17461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[1355,27],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/procomplus.dev\/propolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/procomplus.dev\/propolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/procomplus.dev\/propolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/procomplus.dev\/propolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/procomplus.dev\/propolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/procomplus.dev\/propolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17302,"href":"https:\/\/procomplus.dev\/propolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111\/revisions\/17302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/procomplus.dev\/propolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/procomplus.dev\/propolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/procomplus.dev\/propolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/procomplus.dev\/propolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}PAMPER YOUR BEES\u2026 NEITHER TOO MUCH NOR TOO LITTLE!<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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