Why do you want to shut the king before October 6th before the cold dew?
Because it takes 21 days for the larvae to emerge from the eggs and emergence, Queen Guan’s last batch of larvae will not be available until October 27. At this time, a lot of work such as adjusting the colony and curing mites three times in a row is required.
If time is delayed, according to the experience of previous years, the temperature drops sharply in early November in most years, and the rain is continuous, and the highest temperature is often below 12°C. If the treatment of mites is not finished before the end of October, and the treatment of mites in early November, many bees will freeze to death. Therefore, you must turn off the king before October 6 and cut open the unfinished pupae on October 27. Spray the first medicine with acaricide, cure the second mites on the 29th, and cure the third on the 31st.
Widen the bee path to 20mm, adjust the honey spleen to the middle, and adjust the spleen of Shaomi to both sides. The king's cage is hung on the front 1/3 of the spleen (a thin iron wire is tied to the king's cage, and a small stick is tied to the wire about 7cm, which is horizontal between the two spleens), so that the number of spleens on the left and right sides of the king's cage is basically equal. The bee path for hanging the king's cage can be stretched to 25mm. The powder spleen is transferred into the secondary box, and the remaining honey is taken out by the bees and stored separately.
