Chinquapin Honey LLC

Chinquapin Honey LLC Small apiary. Locally produced seasonal honey. Master Beekeeper. Alexandria, Virginia Apiary

12/18/2025

The activity has calmed down but everyone was out! What are they so happy about?

Varroa Treatment for 2025: I am glad I keep a spreadsheet because I completely forgot about the complete treatment pict...
12/18/2025

Varroa Treatment for 2025: I am glad I keep a spreadsheet because I completely forgot about the complete treatment picture. After Honey Harvest I added ONE APIGUARD tin that I had left over for about 2 weeks (6.28-7.13). Then I added VARROASAN (8.28-10.6). I began OAV 10.27 and even after a 2-week pause in OAV treatment having gone out of town, the mite load going into winter was near zero. It is important to keep a log or spreadsheet for an apiary record.

I added two platter discs of fondant to two hives which is about 5 pounds almost. My bees were deeply clustered. I have ...
12/11/2025

I added two platter discs of fondant to two hives which is about 5 pounds almost. My bees were deeply clustered. I have to make more fondant for the other two hives. This is much better this way delivering more fondant at a time!

It is that time of the year again and I have to make some food for my bees. I am using platter plates this year because ...
12/09/2025

It is that time of the year again and I have to make some food for my bees. I am using platter plates this year because they are a little bigger.

I finally dealt with all that wax in ziplocks from this year and last year. Melt it downm pour it into forms where they ...
11/30/2025

I finally dealt with all that wax in ziplocks from this year and last year. Melt it downm pour it into forms where they will sit for the next 12 years.

11/27/2025

Night moves!

11/26/2025

My bees were really busy today in the warm air!

11/20/2025

Today was the third OAV treatment after a two week pause because we were out if town. The mite drop forty-eight hours after treatment in this four hive apiary was 12, 7, 4 and 4.

The same 3rd treatment in previous years would yield a mite drop in the hundreds. what is different?

VARROASAN was used in the summer treatment and that has made all the difference. SOLD!

All wrapped for the winter!
11/18/2025

All wrapped for the winter!

11/15/2025

If this isn’t AI, it is remarkable.

11/03/2025

I have the lowest 48 hour POST OAV mite drop in at least 10 years for a November. Yesterday I read the IPM board after the second treatment and I counted less than 50 for the highest and 10 for the lowest count. This is astonishing!

I used VARROASAN during prime time right after harvest in mid-late July. This combination is a welcomed relief. I can use this treatment regimen while the price of NORROA can come down to an affordable price in seasons to come.

NORROA uses msRNA to inhibit reproduction of varroa in capped cells for 18weeks reducing/preventing the mite population . You can treat in early spring and be good through august.

Now there is hope against Tropilaelaps.

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Alexandria, VA
22302

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https://www.dadant.com/catalog/m00010-hive-and-the-honeybee-new-edition

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