13 August 2022 Inspection

Temperature about 30°C, clear sky and hot. National Hive 1 - Queen not spotted. Eggs/un/capped brood observed. Colony explosion in the last 5 weeks. Super filling with honey. Langstroth Hive 1 - Colony explosion in the last 5 weeks. Two supers filling with honey. Queen laying generously, not spotted. Langstroth Hive 2 - Colony exploded in the last 5 weeks. No queen spotted. Eggs/brood observed. Supers filling with honey. Langstroth Hive 3 - Colony very profuse. Brood box not inspected due to inability to lift deep supers full of honey. Queen presumed present and laying. Horizontal Hive 1 - Queen spotted. Eggs/brood observed. Steadily expanding. Horizontal Hive 2 - Queen not spotted. No eggs/brood observed. Swarmed a week or so ago.