12 May Inspection

Temperature about 13°C, overcast, warm. National Hive 1 - From swarm captured on 8 May 2022. Queen spotted. Laying not yet begun. Fed 2 litres sugar syrup. Langstroth Hive 1 - Colony expanding steadily. Queen laying, not spotted. Langstroth Hive 2 - Colony active. Queen spotted. Loads of brood of all stages. Langstroth Hive 3 - Colony alive and profuse. Lots of brood. Queen not spotted. Nectar/honey in super. Horizontal Hive 1 - Colony alive and recovering from swarming on 8 May 2022. Queen cells about 4 found. 2 left in-situ. Horizontal Hive 2 - Colony alive and active. Food stores ample. Queen not spotted but has laying in three frames.