Weather: fine with temperatures 15ºC – 20ºC.
Forage:Hawthorn, elderflower and cow parsley
Bees don’t seem to be doing very well, some colonies diminishing in size. Not bringing much nectar in, similar to reports from other beekeepers. Looks like we could be in for early June gap
| Colony | Q | BIAS | Brood | Stores | Comment | Next Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua | Y | Y | 12 frames of BIAS, Nice pattern & lots of eggs | Nothing in super, OK for stores in brood box | Fell over and dropped top box | Check queen OK |
| Blue | Y | Y | 4 frames of BIAS in bottom box | Nothing in supers | Look to have abandoned top box, QC dried out | Check on expansion. And slim down to 1 box |
| Cyan | Y | N | No BIAS yet or even eggs | OK for stores in brood box & 1Kg in super | Nice size queen | Check for eggs and larvae |
| Denim | N | N | 3 QCs on donated frame - took down to 1 seale | Plenty in brood bo | Consider uniting if no queen present | Check for emerged queen |
| Flax | N | Y | 7 1/2 frames BIAS, 1 QC with egg in | About 1 Kg in super | Has expanded but no honey so a Has expanded slightly, no honey yet | Check for space & swarming signs |
| Green | Y | Y | 4 frames of BIAS - not big pattern or many eggs | OK with 1 frame | Moved to full size hive with 7 frames plus dummy boards | Check for expansion, esp brood pattern size |
Weekly Inspection – 2nd June
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