Mar 25, 2016
Apiary notes
Installed 5 packages 3/23/16 - three at the plantation, 2 at GBF. Mid afternoon. All queens healthy and active, none marked. Minimal dead bees in packages, all cages had candy. From TF in Liberty. Fed each 2 quart bags of 1:1 sugar, plus what was left in the can. Entrance reducers. Some telescoping covers, some new migratory tops.
P hives are all mediums, all drawn comb. 2 meds each to start, plus feeder space. P2 still has 1/4″ hardware cloth bottom board, P1 & P3 have new 1/8″ bottoms.
GBF 1 deep each plus feeder space, good bottom boards. Will add one more here on Saturday.