6. Splits
– Many different types
– What they have in common:
- you are moving brood & bees to new hive
- both hives have queen or ability to make queen
– Don't worry about moving to another location
- foragers will return to their old hive
- nurse bees will stay with brood
14. Mite Away Quick Strips (MAQS) –
Uses formic acid which naturally
occurs in honey.
Can be used with honey supers on.
Kills 95% of mites that are capped.
Only one treatment required.
15. HopGuard – This is a beta acid and is generally recognized as
a safe food additive.
Hopguard is an extract from the Hop plant.
Cardboard strips impregnated with the extract are hung
between frames using two strips per 10 frames.
Up to three applications can be applied per year..
21. To help prevent robbing:
– strong hives (requeen, give capped brood, or
combine weak hives with strong ones)
– entrance reducers/robber screens
– stay out of hives as much as possible
– no open feeding
– beware of spilling syrup and leaky feeders
28. Advantages of “Fall” Requeening
– go into winter with better laying queen
– hive has better chance of surviving winter
– easier to get a well-mated queen from a local
source
– hive less likely to swarm next spring (maybe)
* If you requeen late in the year, you must be
successful