Friday, 29 August 2025

29 August 2025


Temperature 12°C, overcast.


National Hive 2 - Queen spotted and laying. Nectar and honey stores in progress rather slowly. Colony still very active. Jumbo super continuing being worked on.


Langstroth Hive 1 - Queen not spotted and no ftesh brood/eggs observed. Nectar and pollen coming in most probable himalayan balsam in small amounts. Colony not as progressive. Queen cell left in-situ last week hatched, but no eggs observed.


Langstroth Hive 2 - Hive still active. Nectar storing in slow progress. Definitely reduced nectar flow. Queen not observed but laying.


Langstroth Hive 3 - Colony still depleted despite combined with split.


Horizontal Hive 1 - Combined with split and small fresh brood observed.

Horizontal Hive 2 -  Redundant.

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