Archive for May, 2011

Hive Two Inspection

Saturday, May 28th, 2011

Observed:

  • Ants in upper honey super
  • No comb production in lower honey super
  • fresh brood on several frames

Actions:

  • moved super D with comb/ants placed to hive one
  • removed queen excluder

Need to replace queen excluder in 4 days

Hive One Inspection

Saturday, May 28th, 2011

Hive looks very healthy, observed:

  • uncapped honey in frames
  • bees carrying pollen in hive
  • 3 queen combs
  • at least one full frame of capped brood
  • brood primarily in upper hive A
  • bees covering all frames
  • all frames with comb

Actions:

  • removed mouse guard from center entrance
  • moved honey super D from hive two to hive one

Need to install queen excluder in 4 days.