Saturday 24 June 2023

24 June 2023 Inspection


 Temperature about 22°C overcast.


National Hive 1 - Queen not spotted. Queennot spotted. No eggs/open brood. Two Queen cells (one open and another capped) transplanted from Langstroth Hive 1.

National Hive 2 - Previously two capped  swarm  cells hatched. Virgin queen observed. No eggs/open brood.

Langstroth Hive 1 - Colony very active in almost swarm mode. Few swarm cells observed (two transplanted to National Hive1).

Langstroth Hive 2 - Colony very prolific. Queen spotted. Lots of drone brood and drones. No queen cells. Supers (deep + shallow) being filled with nectar. Added two frames of foundation. 

Langstroth Hive 3 - Queen laying well. No queen cells. Queen not spotted. Added frame of foundation. 

Horizontal Hive 1 - Very active colony. Queen spotted. Good nectar storage. Added two frames of foundation. 

Horizontal Hive 2 - Colony still very slow in progress. Few queen cells observed and destroyed. Queen spotted.

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