Been away for week and the weather has remained very good all week. Mock orange now in flower (not good for bees but a good indicator for the season).
Bait hive is definitely occupied. Didn’t inspect A as the new queen will be yet to be mated.
Also picked up a very large swarm and brought back to home apiary.
| Colony | Q | BIAS | Brood | Stores | Comment | Next Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Y | Y | 6 frames of BIAS | about 3 Kgs in super , but added 2nd | not much space so scraped full frames and put above cb. | remove empty stores frame and check for space |
| Cyan | Y | Y | 6 frames of BIAS | still a lot in brood box | marked and clipped queen, bad tempered colony | check drone trap as it's being laid up |
| Denim | N | Y | 2 BIAS | one frame | old queen from Aqua, moved into 4 frame nuc | need to make up to 5 frames and check on progress |
| Emerald | Y | Y | 8 frames of BIAS | Still just 2 Kgs in super | need more space, so gave 1 capped frame to F. Drone trap only 1 in 100 | check on space |
| Flax | N | N | no BIAS | OK | queen cell hatched out , bees aggressive | check for laying queen |
| Honeydew | N | Y | 1 frame of eggs | OK - mainly nectar | this is the swarm from Langaller La. drawn 9 frames of foundation already! | put super on just in case |
| Indigo | N | N | didn't inspect fr queen | OK | building brace comb into brood box, so moved above cb and added extra frames | check for laying queen |