{"id":361,"date":"2021-02-04T11:37:43","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T11:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mbka.fredo.co.uk\/?page_id=361"},"modified":"2021-04-24T15:03:17","modified_gmt":"2021-04-24T15:03:17","slug":"january-march","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mbka.info\/?page_id=361","title":{"rendered":"January &#8211; March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Top Tips for January and February&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monitor varroa and apply oxalic acid if necessary<\/li>\n<li>Check that the hive and protection against predators is intact especially after windy weather<\/li>\n<li>Check the entrance is not blocked by snow or debris such as dead bees<\/li>\n<li>Consider how you can improve your skills for the new year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Top Tips for March&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check bee activity outside the hive. Bees should now be starting to collect pollen and, perhaps, a little nectar. A steady supply of pollen on a warm day is a good indication of brood<\/li>\n<li>This month is the time when colonies can die of starvation, so feed candy (see Top Tips &#8211; About Candy) or syrup, if necessary<\/li>\n<li>If weather is warm enough, check brood and stores, but be very careful not to chill the brood. Ideally, wait for a shade temperature of 16\u00baC<\/li>\n<li>With strong active hives you can remove mouse guards later in the month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional Winter Top Tip&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In freezing weather it is a good time to move hives if needed. In cold weather with temperatures near to 0\u00baC hives can be moved shorter distances than would be possible in the Summer &#8211; even one metre &#8211; and the bees will be able to re-orientate when they fly again. Wear a veil as some bees may fly out!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top Tips for January and February&#8230;. Monitor varroa and apply oxalic acid if necessary Check that the hive and protection against predators is intact especially after windy weather Check the entrance is not blocked by snow or debris such as<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-361","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbka.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbka.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbka.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mbka.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mbka.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=361"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/mbka.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":514,"href":"https:\/\/mbka.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/361\/revisions\/514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbka.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}