Originally Posted by
Adam
I have personally not looked at a hive this late in the year; I'll put my neck out and say that I would expect to see a small amount of brood - probably mostly capped. A hive (brood box) should be full of stores. If you take off the crown board you should see capped stores in the frames - there may not be a need to delve any deeper. Heft the hive (lift up one side) and see how heavy it is. Use this as a rough guide to tell you how full it is.
Don't know what varroa treatment you are using so can't comment - all I would say is do what the label says! My varroa treatment finished a while ago but I don't have any heather which affects things.
Oxalic Acid is a varroa treatment that does not kill mites in sealed brood, so a broodless period is required so it is usually done around the end of the year or January. To an extent you need to do a best guess on the weather to have minimum sealed brood. Some use it and some don't. (I do). If you think that the treatment you have had on recently has worked well, then you may feel the need not to treat with Oxalic Acid. Your choice!
Hope this helps.
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