7 May Inspection

Temperature about 15°C, overcast, warm. Langstroth Hive 1 - Colony expanding steadily. Ample food stores. Queen laying, not spotted. Langstroth Hive 2 - Colony active. Food stores ample. Queen spotted. Loads of brood of all stages. Langstroth Hive 3 - Colony alive and profuse. Lots of brood. Food stores ample. Queen not spotted. Horizontal Hive 1 - Colony alive and profuse. Food stores ample. Queen spotted, laying generously. Queen cells (5?) found and destroyed. Horizontal Hive 2 - Colony alive and active. Food stores ample. Queen not spotted but has started laying.