A two part presentation. Part one on winter feeding, part two on record and note keeping in beekeeping.

1. Wright County Beekeepers
December 2014

2. Mountain Camp method: newspaper directly on
frames, granulated sugar on top. Some lightly mist
the paper and surface of the sugar.

3. Sugar Cakes
2 cups sugar
¼ cup water
1. Pour sugar in
container
2. Add water—just
enough to make it lumpy;
too much and it won't set
up
3. Microwave 1 minute—
Caution: HOT
4. Allow to cool and pop
out of mold

4. Sugar brick recipe:
25# cane sugar
1 qt. Apple cider vinegar (the real thing, NOT just
flavored)
2 Tbsp citric acid
1/2 tsp electrolytes
Mix in five gallon bucket with a paint paddle on a drill.
Spread mixture about an inch thick on a cookie sheet
to let it dry.
For more info on the recipe you can search for
"Laurie's sugar bricks" on beesource.com

5. Record Keeping

6. H I V E D A T A S H E E T
Hive # ____
Configuration: ___________________________
Date Started: _______ From: _____________
Source: _________________________________
Notes: __________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________

15. For the things that
don't correspond to a
simple checklist, an
entry in a journal can
be used.

19. Bricks placed on hives in a particular manner
can serve as a reminder for needed tasks.

20. Notes written on duct tape affixed to cover of hive.
You can develop your own shorthand to make notes
easier to take.

21. A smart phone or portable recorder can be used to
document your hive inspections.