Weather: cooler temperatures 20°C with lots of showers. Evenings starting to get chilly
Forage: Rosebay Willowherb, Echinacea, Runner beans, borage
Noticeably, less foraging activity taking place. Created a nuc from the Queen in the Apidea with frames from cyan and emerald Queen was laying in the Apidea.
| Colony | Q | BIAS | Brood | Stores | Comment | Next Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua | Y | Y | Four and a bit of BIAS | Light on stores will need feeding | Doesn’t seem to be expanding, added two 14 x 12 frames | Check on expansion |
| Blue | N | Y | Six frames of bias with a good pattern | About 1 kg in second super | Still expanding | Check on stores in brood box |
| Cyan | Y | Y | Seven frames of bias, donated, one to the nuc | Plenty of stores in brood box | Added dummy board, marked Queen | Check on Queen as some marker ended up on her legs |
| Denim | N | Y | Seven frames of bias with a nice pattern | Second super half full | Still expanding | Check on winter stores |
| Emerald | Y | Y | 9+6 frames of BIAS | 4th super 2/3 full | Not seen Queen for last few inspections | Check for winter stores |
| Flax | N | Y | Five frames of BIAS | Plenty of stores in Brood box | Added to frames to make to 11, bad tempered, possibly down to weather | Check on temper |
| Green | N | Y | Six frames of bias | Light on stores will need feeding | Added missing frames to make the 11 + a dummy board | Check new frames being drawn |
| Honeydew | N | Y | Three frames of bias, expanded well | about 6-7 kg grams of stores so okay | Good brood pattern with lots of eggs | Check on the expansion and new frame is being drawn |
Weekly Inspection 10th August
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