11 July 2019

Weather warm and partially cloudy. Temperature about 20°C. National Hive 1 - Queenless. Colony very frenzied and skittish. Presence of drones and drone brood. Definitely a drone layer (queen or worker). Sealed queen cells observed and left in situ. National Hive 2 - Queen spotted. Playing nicely. Super placed on top. Langstroth Hive 1 - Queen not spotted. Healthy brood observed. A number of open and sealed queen cells. Ample food stores. Langstroth Hive 2 - Queen spotted. Healthy brood observed. Ample food stores. Very gentle colony. No queen cup/cells. Langstroth Hive 3 - Queen not spotted. Two sealed queen cells. Colony very frenzied and skittish. National Hive 3 - Queen observed. Fresh eggs and brood observed. Good solid brood layout. Captured a what looked like a prime swarm which was hived for the night in a spare brood box. Unable to ascertain where the swarm came from.