is 110 lbs. That's two deeps, SSB, inner cover, telescoping outer cover, and the bees. I'm in Northern Illinois. I have all supers off the hive now. We still have a few (hopefully good) weeks left for some goldenrod collection. Anyway, how much would you guys feed for a typical midwestern winter?
For lack of anything else to do today;
I did some very scientific research, using the old bathroom scale !
Wt. of telescoping outer cover --------------------- 5 #
Wt. of inner cover --------------------------------- 3 #
Wt. of Illinois hive body with all plastic frames bare - 12 # -- Wood frames would be a tad heavier
3 Illinois Hive bodies approximate 2 deeps.
Thing I can apply for some Grant money with this type of in dept studies ?? :cheer:
Hope your Goldenrod is better then ours in Southern Mo.
Bee-Bop
Quote from: Bee-Bop on September 27, 2009, 02:23:46 PM
Wt. of telescoping outer cover --------------------- 5 #
Wt. of inner cover --------------------------------- 3 #
Wt. of Illinois hive body with all plastic frames bare - 12 # -- Wood frames would be a tad heavier
3 Illinois Hive bodies approximate 2 deeps.
Wow, thanks. By your calculations, I figure I have 44 lbs of hardware. If the hive's total weight is 110 lbs, I then have 66 lbs of stores. I need another 34 lbs to bring them up to winter weight. I'll feed for about 3 weeks, and hopefully they can collect more goldenrod. After three weeks, I'll weigh the hive again, and make up any weight with some honey.
Thanks.
Ken