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- 14:20, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+210) . . N Add mice guards (Created page with "The mice guard is a barrier that is put in front of the flight entrance during the winter to keep mice and other small rodents out of the hive. It is usually made of metal. P...")
- 14:19, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+53) . . Main Page (→Welcome to the Brown bee wiki!)
- 14:18, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . Main Page (→Welcome to the Brown bee wiki!)
- 13:47, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+210) . . N Remove feeders (Created page with "The feeders are taken off when the last portion of winter feed has been taken by bees. The amount of sufficient feed varies by geographic location and hive type from 12kg to 2...")
- 13:47, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-2) . . Main Page (→Welcome to the Brown bee wiki!)
- 13:46, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+17) . . Autumn inspection
- 13:45, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . Autumn inspection
- 13:44, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Main Page (→Welcome to the Brown bee wiki!)
- 13:43, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+44) . . Autumn inspection
- 13:42, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+98) . . Add winter covers
- 13:39, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+426) . . N Add winter covers (Created page with "Depending on where you are geographically, you might want to use extra insulation for your hives during the winter. Depending on your hive type, the winter covers can look rat...")
- 13:16, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+87) . . Check queen presence and egg laying
- 13:02, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+365) . . Check queen presence and egg laying
- 12:47, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+100) . . Marking queen
- 12:45, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+614) . . N Marking queen (Created page with "Honeybee queens are usually marked by the beekeeper, both to make it easier to find them in the hive and to be able to tell how old the queen is. Each year the new queens are...")
- 12:37, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-6) . . Main Page
- 12:33, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Catch swarm
- 12:30, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+1,510) . . N Catch swarm (Created page with "When the bees swarm, the queen and about two thirds of the worker bees leave the hive and find a spot where they hang in a cluster. The queen settles somewhere, usually within...")
- 12:11, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Swarming (current)
- 12:11, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+37) . . Swarming
- 12:08, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+39) . . Main Page
- 12:02, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+74) . . Check for queen cells
- 11:50, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+55) . . Check for queen cells
- 11:40, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-58) . . Check for queen cells
- 11:36, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-15) . . Main Page
- 10:11, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+84) . . N Winter bees (Created page with "The so-called winter bees are worker bees that live through the whole winter season.") (current)
- 10:08, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . Feed
- 10:07, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+1,323) . . N Feed (Created page with "After harvesting the honey, the bees have to be given a substitute food source. It is important to supply the bees with food immediately after harvesting the honey in order to...")
- 09:48, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+9) . . Food (current)
- 09:47, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+103) . . Food
- 09:45, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-43) . . Food
- 09:44, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+99) . . Food
- 09:42, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . Remove surplus sugar frames
- 09:42, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . Remove surplus sugar frames
- 09:39, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+22) . . Food
- 09:36, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . Food
- 09:36, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+26) . . Wax foundation frames (current)
- 09:34, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+25) . . Scale-hives (current)
- 09:32, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+25) . . Built combs
- 09:31, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+29) . . Autumn inspection
- 09:29, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+38) . . Autumn inspection
- 09:28, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+11) . . Autumn inspection
- 09:28, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+135) . . Autumn inspection
- 09:25, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+19) . . Autumn inspection
- 09:19, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+431) . . N Check varroa level (Created page with "To find out if the colony needs to be treated, count the number of dead mites on the bottom board over 7 to 10 days. In the spring: If you find more than an average of 1 mit...")
- 09:10, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . Spring treatment
- 09:08, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+77) . . N Autumn inspection (Created page with "During the autumn inspection a main concern is to check the varroa level.")
- 09:07, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+148) . . N Summer inspection (Created page with "Throughout the summer when visiting your bee hives, you should inspect three to five sealed brood frames for any visible symptoms of brood diseases.")
- 08:43, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Main Page
- 08:33, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+942) . . Bottom board cleaning
- 08:03, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Spring inspection
- 08:02, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+15) . . Parainen Island (current)
- 07:58, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-35) . . Spring inspection
- 07:57, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-12) . . Spring treatment
- 07:56, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Oxalic acid treatment
- 07:56, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+691) . . N Oxalic acid treatment (Created page with "In districts where the bee colony density is low, such as in (Dalsland, Sweden), no Varroa treatment before the autumn is needed. In fact, only one fumigation with oxalic...")
- 07:54, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+39) . . Spring inspection
- 07:51, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Spring inspection
- 07:50, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-23) . . Spring inspection
- 07:40, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+5) . . Apiary health
- 07:39, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+134) . . Apiary health
- 07:34, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+21) . . Swarming
- 07:32, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+41) . . Apiary health
- 07:25, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Apiary health
- 07:25, 1 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+16) . . Apiary health
- 15:56, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-2) . . Scale-hives
- 15:55, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+216) . . Scale-hives
- 15:52, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Brown Bee Network
- 15:51, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . Brown Bee Network
- 15:51, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . Brown Bee Network
- 15:42, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . Spring treatment
- 15:39, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Cleansing flight (current)
- 15:34, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Spring treatment
- 15:32, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+56) . . Varroa
- 15:31, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+66) . . Varroa
- 15:26, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+641) . . N Formic acid or thymol (Created page with "Both formic acid and thymol treatment are meant to be so-called long period treatments. This means that all the capped bee brood will hatch once during the treatment. Worker b...")
- 15:25, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Varroa
- 15:25, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+26) . . Varroa
- 15:22, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . Drone brood removal
- 15:20, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+25) . . Drone comb
- 15:20, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Drone brood removal
- 15:19, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Drone brood removal
- 15:16, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+24) . . Varroa
- 15:14, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+49) . . Varroa
- 15:07, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+214) . . Further expansion
- 15:03, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . First expansion
- 15:02, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+340) . . First expansion
- 15:01, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-339) . . Further expansion
- 14:57, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+49) . . Further expansion
- 14:55, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+14) . . Main Page
- 14:53, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+1,041) . . N Further expansion (Created page with "Bees usually overwinter in one hive box. During the spring and summer the colonies grow and thus need more space. Therefore the beekeepers add extra hive boxes, also called su...")
- 14:34, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+135) . . First expansion
- 14:30, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+5) . . Main Page
- 14:29, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+1,987) . . N First expansion (Created page with "The first expansion should be done once bees have filled all the beeways in the first hive body. The expanding is usually done with built combs, but one or two...")
- 14:08, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+20) . . Swarming
- 14:03, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Swarming
- 14:03, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Swarming
- 14:02, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-14) . . Swarming
- 14:01, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+346) . . Swarming
- 12:56, 31 October 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+398) . . N Drone comb (Created page with "A drone comb is a normal frame, which has drone cells. They are specially built by the bees for drone rearing and they differ to other worker brood cells by being a bit bigger...")
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