Weather:started to warm up with temperatures 12ºC – 15ºC. Still relatively chilly but lots of activity of front of the hives, so after looking under the roofs could see that they had all taken down the Ambrosia fondant. Chose a nice sunny, warm day and had a quick check.
Forage: Blossoms starting to appear – mainly Blackthorn
| Colony | Q | BIAS | Brood | Stores | Comment | Next Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | N | Y | 5 frames of BIAS. Lots of capped brood. | Lots of nectar being stored - so OK for stores | Added QE plus super. | Exchange manky frame. |
| Cyan | N | Y | 6 frames of BIAS with small patch of drone brood | Plenty of capped stores, lots of pollen being stored | not much laying space so rearranged frames and added 2nd brood box | Check on expansion into 2nd brood box |
| Flax | Y | Y | 6 frames of BIAS with small patch of drone brood | Light on stores so gave 1Kg fondant | Added QE and super above fondant. | Exchange manky frame |
| Honeydew | Y | Y | 3 frames of BIAS | Lots of stores remaining | Seems to be OK - quite active | Check on expansion |
| Indigo | N | Y | 2 small patches of brood, including eggs and looking to expand | Very heavy stores remianing | need to transfer to nuc to enable them to keep warm | Check on nuc progress |
Weekly Inspection 28th March
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