Clean the coop, fresh straw
Interior, exterior clean on my truck, changed the oil yesterday, finally.
Started drops in DW's eye for up coming cataract surgery Tuesday, hence the truck cleaning. I don't like to drive DW's car, too low to the road. Yes, it's a quirk. :D
Still taking syrup and bringing in pollen, good daytime temps, good number of bees in all the boxes, no real push to put them to bed. Have the wraps ready to go. Sugar block shims scraped and on the table. Don't see them going on until late Dec early Jan, bees will let me know. Right now just...
30F this AM, so much for the low of 39F predicted. High in the 60s today. See how syrup levels are and keep feeding till they leave a good amount left in jars. Not ready for a complete wrap until maybe mid November. Not even thinking about the sugar block feeders yet. Going to pack a pollen...
Most I do in hot weather is place an 1/8 " shim on the corners of the inner cover under the outer cover, a little more drafting as the bees do their own fanning. Really have had no problems with ants or hive beetles.
Put the 2" foam on 2 days ago as a precaution for syrup. No real threat as the lowest predicted temp at night is 39F. All 3 hives had an explosion of orientation at the same time of day 2 days ago. Sat and watched them. Half hour and it was all over.
The more violent the more I like them especially after dark. Have seen transformers hit by bolts of lightning, intense color as it burns. Had a bolt hit a tall pine next to my shop which entered and blew the radio up and left burn marks across the vinyl flooring, fortunately I was at work.