Weather: exceptionally warm for April with temperatures 18ºC – 20ºC.
Forage: Pear, dandelion and quince and laurel finishing.
First swarm of the season reported!
Need to start making up more supers and also add in drone trap culling frames.
| Colony | Q | BIAS | Brood | Stores | Comment | Next Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | N | Y | 8 frames of BIAS - 1 egg in QC but has expanded well | 1st Super 3/4 full and about 2 Kg in 2nd | need to check on swarming | Swap manky frame for DT frame, check laying space. |
| Cyan | Y | Y | 17 BIAS - 6 in bottom box and mainly emerging brood in top 2 boxes | 1st super 1/2 full so added 2nd | still had some sealed QCs - all removed | check on whether to split |
| Flax | Y | Y | 7 frames of BIAS | lots of nectar in the brood box- about 4Kg in super, added 2nd | Removed drone trap frame - 0 in 200 uncapped cells ++++ | check queen is still laying |
| Honeydew | N | Y | 5 frames of BIAS -m has expanded a lot since last inspection | plenty in brood box | will need super soon | exchange manky frame for drone trap frame |
| Indigo | N | Y | 4 BIAS and 4 sealed scrub QCs - but hasn’t swarmed | 1 frame of capped stores | move to full size box asap | check if queen still resent - give test frame of eggs/larvae from Flax |
Weekly Inspection 21st April
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