March

Dead bees are removed from the hive entrances. If the bees do not fly out on the cleansing flight day, check by placing your hand under the insulation material. Warmth is felt when there is brood. It is advisable to check the outer frames. If they are light, insert a frame with open honey and bee bread into the nest, after keeping it in a warm room. If there are no frames with food, place candy dough on top of the nest or provide sugar syrup: 1.5 parts sugar to 1 part water. It is better to give the syrup poured into the frames. The hive bottoms should be cleaned as soon as possible, and all frames without brood should be removed from the nest. Replace damp and moldy insulation with dry material. It is advisable to check the hive debris with bee bodies in a veterinary laboratory for nosema and other bee diseases.