Sunday, 13 July 2025

13 July 2025 Inspection

Temperature 24°C, sunny.

National Hive 1 - Decommissioned.


National Hive 2 - Queen spotted but laying. Nectar and honey stores in progress. Colony very active. Jumbo supper being worked on.


Langstroth Hive 1 - Queen not spotted but laying. Plenty of nectar and honey stores in progress. Colony very active. 


Langstroth Hive 2 - Queenless but hive congested and very active. Nectar storing in full progress. Will be combining with queen right split from a few weeks ago.

Langstroth Hive 3 - Queen spotted but laying. Nectar and honey stores in progress. Colony very active. 


Horizontal Hive 1 - Queen NOT spotted but laying. Nectar and honey stores in progress. Colony active. Pepper pot brood still not cleared. Uncapped queen/cups destroyed.


Horizontal Hive 2 -  New queen mated and laying. To combine with Langstroth Hive 2.

Split/'Nuc' from two weeks ago. New 'queen' not spotted. To check in 3 days.

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