Weather: continues to be fine with the temperatures 20° to 22°C
Forage: Red, hot, poker, goldenrod, finishing Rebecca and Himalayan balsam.
Starting to feed the light colonies without supers. Concerned about Aqua as it looks to be shrinking and may need to unite with the Nuc.
inspection split into two parts because of the weather, so took a decision to unite Aqua nanda Nuc
| Colony | Q | BIAS | Brood | Stores | Comment | Next Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua | Y | Y | Three frames of bias, shrinking. Queen looks to be small and thin. | Okay for stores | united with Jade | Check on unite |
| Blue | Y | Y | 6 frames of BIAS, but shrinking pattern | About 1 kg in second, super, no change | About 6-7 kg in brood box, will need feeding | Start to feed |
| Cyan | Y | Y | Five and a bit frames of bias | 6 kg in the brood box | Will need to feed | Start feeding |
| Denim | Y | Y | Six frames of bias, has shrunk | Second super 2/3 full, no change | Very light on stores in brood box, only about 4 kg | Mark, and clip Queen |
| Emerald | Y | Y | 6+5 frames of bias, has shrunk quite a bit | About 8 kg in the brood and a half | Look to feed after taking off the supers | Start to feed |
| Flax | Y | Y | Six frames of bias | Second, super 2/3 full | 6 kg in Brood Box, will need feeding | Start to feed |
| Green | Y | Y | Five and a bit frames of bias | Light, only 6 kg in Brood Box | Started to feed with Invertbee, full Miller feeder | Check on feed uptake |
| Honeydew | N | Y | 4 frames of bias | Only 5 kg in brood box | Swapped brood box over to Nuc, have started to feed, topped up feeder mid week | Finish feeding |
| Jade | Y | Y | Four frames of bias | Just starting to draw fifth frame | United with aqua, added frame feeder, marked and clipped Queen | Check on unite, top up frame feeder |
Initial Inspection for 2024 Season
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