I thought this was of interest. This list is considered "standard". Sort of looks like they fed sugar & chems throughout the honey season ... ?
quoted material:
Standard beekeeping management practices for an operation of this size were employed. Treatment regimes throughout the year were as follows:
(1) antimite treatment April 2009, just prior re-queening – amitraz;
(2) antibacterial treatment May 2009 - oxytetracycline hydrochloride (OTC) (TerramycinTM);
(3) anti-fungal (Nosema sp.) treatment August 25, September 12, and October 13, 2009 - fumagillan;
(4) antibacterial treatment late August, early September, 2009 - tylosin tartrate;
(5) anti-mite treatment September 12, 2009, after harvesting honey;
(6) anti-mite treatment – early November and early December 2009 - essential oils from lemon grass and spearmint (Honey-B-HealthyTM).
Honey bees colonies were periodically supplemented with sugar syrup and protein supplement. In April (1 gallon) and October (2 gallons) bees were fed 50% (weight/volume) sucrose; in November all colonies received 3 gallons of a 1:1 mixture of high fructose corn syrup-55 (HFCS-55, 55% fructose, 42% glucose) and sucrose syrup. Additional sugar syrup was given to colonies based on colony weight (,80 lbs - 3 gallons, 80–90 lbs - 2 gallons., 90–100 lbs – none).
This operation experienced an average 18% colony loss from November 2009 to February 2010. Colonies with younger queens (#2 years old) experienced 11% loss, whereas colonies with older queens experience 21% loss.
Temporal Analysis of the Honey Bee Microbiome Reveals Four Novel Viruses and Seasonal Prevalence of Known Viruses, Nosema, and Crithidia. Charles Runckel, et al. PLoS ONE www.plosone.org
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