Start Conditions:
Feb 1
Feb 15
March 1
March 9
March 15
April 1
April 15
May 1
May 15
June 1
June 15
July 1
July 15
July 30
1kg (6600 bees)
3lb (9000 bees)
2kg (13000 bees)
1lb (mating nuc)
2 Frames (6000 bees)
3 Frames (9000 bees)
4 Frames (12000 bees)
5 Frames (15000 bees)
6 Frames (18000 bees)
7 Frames (21000 bees)
8 Frames (24000 bees)
9 Frames (27000 bees)
Package
Wintered
Nuc with queen
Nuc with cell
Nuc make queen
A package starts with no brood, no winter bees
Winter Population
Peak egg rate:
500
1000
1250
1500
1750
2000
Slowdown:
July 1
July 15
Aug 1
Aug 15
Sept 1
Sept 15
Bees
Evict Drones:
Aug 1
Aug 15
Sept 1
Sept 15
Sept 30
Broodless Date:
Oct 1
Oct 15
Nov 1
Nov 15
Start Mites:
0
1
2
3
4
5
10
25
50
100
150
200
400
1000
Mites
No manipulations
Kill Queen
Swarm
ReQueen caged queen
Requeen cell
CutDown 2 frames
Harvest 1 Brood
Harvest 2 Brood
Harvest 3 Brood
Harvest Brood 4x7
Harvest Brood 8x7
April 1
April 15
May 1
May 15
June 1
June 15
June 21
July 1
July 15
Aug 1
Aug 15
Sept 1
Total Eggs:
Treatment:
None
Formic Flash
OAV
OAV 2x7 day
OAV 3x7 day
OAV 3x5 day
OAV 4x5 day
April 1
April 15
May 1
May 15
June 1
June 15
July 1
July 15
Aug 1
Aug 15
Sept 1
Sept 15
Oct 1
Oct 15
Nov 1
Treatment:
None
Formic Flash
OAV
OAV 2x7 day
OAV 3x7 day
OAV 3x5 day
OAV 4x5 day
April 1
April 15
May 1
May 15
June 1
June 15
July 1
July 15
Aug 1
Aug 15
Sept 1
Sept 15
Oct 1
Oct 15
Nov 1
Nov 15
Dec 1
Mite Load
Items to Show:
Legend
Show Population by Age
Fit Graph to Page
Description of the math behind the colony growth model available
here.