Weather has been warm all week. Put out bait hive and also gave a swarm box to our swarm collector.
Update – bait hive looks to be occupied just 2 days after setting up
Elderflower finishing and geranium in full flower.
| Colony | Q | BIAS | Brood | Stores | Comment | Next Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua | Y | Y | 7 frames of BIAS, but 6 charged QCs | about 2 Kgs in super | swarming - so put queen in nuc, took down to 1 queen cell | leave for 2 weeks |
| Blue | Y | Y | 6 frames of BIAS, but not many eggs | about 1 Kg in super but being worked | storing nectar in brood frames | check if queen still in lay or preparing to swarm |
| Cyan | N | Y | 6 frames of BIAS, lot of eggs | still OK | not seen queen for quite a while | find queen, mark & clip |
| Emerald | N | Y | 7 frames of BIAS, large brood pattern | 2 Kgs in super | expanded nicely | check for laying space |