Weather: very warm for this time of year – temperatures 16ºC – 20ºC. Still chilly overnight but perfect foraging weather.
Forage: Abundant blossoms out – Laurel, Quince and Blackthorn and dandelion and pear just starting.
Checked on Cyan and the progress of the Demaree – found lots of seared QCs – all small. Need to keep an eye on it to make sure it’s not going to swarm.
| Colony | Q | BIAS | Brood | Stores | Comment | Next Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Y | Y | 6 frames of BIAS with a nice pattern. | About 6Kg in the super so have really progressed. Added. A 2nd. | Super full of nectar - need more storage space so hence adding 2nd super. | Check for laying space |
| Flax | Y | Y | 7 frames of BIAS with large pattern | About 1 Kg in super | left drone trap frame for another week, saw queen but could find her agin to mark | check on laying space and drone trap and mark queen (remark?) |
| Honeydew | N | Y | 3 frames of BIAS and seem to be expanding onto a 4th frame | OK - plenty of nectar coming in | check if expanding | possible addition of a super? |
| Indigo | N | Y | 3 frames of BIAS - has expanded | 2 fairly full frames | may need to move back into full size box - getting low on laying space. | move onto full size box |
| Cyan | N | Y | 15 in total - 4 BIAS in new box, lots of eggs. 11 frames in top 2 boxes plus sealed/unsealed QCs | About 1 Kg in super | took down all the QCs - al looked to small | Decide if colony could be split |
Weekly Inspection 12th April
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