small update:
got some time in the hives yesterday and a chance to look at the OAE strips after 4 weeks. a lot of them heavily 'eaten', tho quite variable from hive to hive. didn't see any chomped in half and dropped down. quite a few had about half the strip left. so at this stage i still think its only good for 4 weeks, anything more than that is a bonus.
got some time in the hives yesterday and a chance to look at the OAE strips after 4 weeks. a lot of them heavily 'eaten', tho quite variable from hive to hive. didn't see any chomped in half and dropped down. quite a few had about half the strip left. so at this stage i still think its only good for 4 weeks, anything more than that is a bonus.