Activities
- Cleaned out bottom board
- removed insulation board from outer cover
- swapped brood hives B is now on the top have D is now on the bottom
- removed mouse guard
- feed bees with top feeder 1/2 gallon 1:1 sugar syrup w/ 1/2 tsp fumagillin-b
- treated for mites with 1 tin Apiguard
Observations
- Bees in all frames or both brood hives
- bee larva ready to hatch in between brood hives
- lots of activity with entrances primarily to propped top entrance
- saw hive beetle on one larva
- propilis and dead bees on screened bottom board
Thoughts
- removed mouse guard as bees were not using as an entrance
- consider feeding 1/2 gallon more food in 5 days
- remove Apiguard tin and put on both honey supers in 10 days