Weather: improve slightly with temperatures averaging 15°C to 17°C. Plenty of showers and one very heavy thunderstorm.
Forage: chestnut, Hawthorn, lilac, green alkanet
The modified Snellgrove on blue hive isn’t progressing very well. May need to introduce frame of eggs to encourage queen cell building
| Colony | Q | BIAS | Brood | Stores | Comment | Next Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua | Y | Y | 12 frames of bias, still expanding | Nothing in super | Need to decide on whether to split or stay on double brood | Check for expansion and super activity |
| Blue | N | N | Dropbox had had four queen cells - took down to one, bottom box not much brewed | Plenty in brood frames and nectar coming in | Not progressing very well | Check for Queen and bias in bottom box, and queen emerging in top box |
| Cyan | Y | Y | Five frames of bias | About 1 kg in super | Managed to mark the queen very badly - fingers crossed she’s not rejected | Check on Queen |
| Denim | N | N | Queen cell torn down, just capped brood | Plenty in box | I did frame of eggs from Aqua | Check on Queen rearing |
| Flax | N | Y | Four frames of bias with expanded brood pattern, lots of eggs | Bringing in nectar | One charged Queen cell taken down | Check on swarming and continue replacing frames |
| Green | Y | Y | Two frames of bias | Not much but bringing in some nectar | Not many Bees so look to strengthen | Add capped brood frame from Aqua probably |
Weekly inspection – 11th May
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