Start Conditions: 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 Total Eggs: Treatment: None Formic Flash OAV OAV 2x7 day OAV 3x7 day OAV 3x5 day OAV 4x5 day Treatment: None Formic Flash OAV OAV 2x7 day OAV 3x7 day OAV 3x5 day OAV 4x5 day Mite Load

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Description of the math behind the colony growth model available here.