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I had 4 hives out on pollination for about 2 months. I picked them up today.
3 live and 1 dead. I will check them Tues. or Wed. and see what condition they are in. By the end of the week I should be finished for the year. I'll be back into them in Feb. if the weather permits to start the new season.

I sprayed the frames in the dead one with BT to keep the wax moths out.

PS> Just trying to make conversation....Not many posts lately.

Inform a newbee what BT is??????
All the keepers must be out making new boxs and things,, for the girls next spring ...
as long as we'er talking spring ,, what is a ball park amount of sugar a hive will take in the spring ??? I know each year ,,, each hive is differant but I would like to have a Idea of how much sugar Im going to bee stealing from my wife ,,, come spring ..
the kid

Bacillus thuringiensis - aizawai

It is used on stored drawn comb to keep wax moths from destroying them.
Once sprayed with it, the comb does not have to be resprayed. It will continue repelling wax moth larva for years. Even when it is used yearly for honey. It is non-toxic to bees and humans.

It is said to take about 10 lbs. of food per month to get a hive through an average winter in NC. I don't know what it would be in MN. The amount of sugar a hive will need depends on how much food it has now. The amount it will take is "all it can get before nectar is available". Bees are hoarders. They will store all that is available to them. You need to get an approx. weight on each hive, find out how much it needs for a MN. winter, then make up the difference.

I have what sugar I think I'll need in the spring .. It was on sale so I got some ,, now I hope they dont take much more then I have ,,.. and Iwill be adding nucs .,, will have to wait and see what spring brings ..
so it keeps wax moths away .. Ill have to get some
does it help keep them out of the hive to or not ??????
the kid

It looks like this is going to be a trying winter with the poor nectar flow in late summer and fall.

Sounds bad to already have one dead out in November.