Temperature: 25
Traffic at Entrance: High Bees Bringing in Pollen: Yes Eggs: Yes Open Brood: Yes Sealed Brood: Yes, 7 frames Open Nectar: Yes Capped Honey: Top super nearly full with about 80% capped. Queen Spotted? No Queen Cells: No Drones: A few drone cells Temperament: Calm Present: AndrewCOMMENTS: Bees have started using new super. Sealed brood in honey frames has now hatched and empty cells being filled with nectar. Moved full super to top of stack with queen excluder under. This allows two boxes for brood. Action Needed? Wait for complete capping of honey super then remove for extraction. 2nd brood chamber should provide adequate space for brood and honey storage. |
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