New yellow hive in case bees swarm next season... hopefully they will just move into this hive.
Mite count time! For three days we put these sticky pads on the beehive floor and see what gets stuck. Then you do a little math and get a mite count per day per hive. "A medium frame will hold about 1,250 bees, a deep frame will hold about 2,000 bees (10 frames per hive). If your sticky board count shows more than 2 mites per thousand bees per day in mid-August or more than 4 mites per thousand bees per day in September, you should find a way to reduce the mite population."
Depending on the source, if you have between 50 to 200 mites per day you should do a treatment.
Green Hive = 226 (sorry no picture)
Beige Hive = 200
Grey Hive = 450
Purple Hive = 350
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