Weather: very warm with temperatures 22°C to 26°C. Set to continue fine.
Forage: Rosebay Willowherb finishing, golden rod, hibiscus, Himalayan Balsam and Rubeckia
Activity looks to be slowing down, not much new stores coming into the supers. Will start to inspect fortnightly rather than weekly.
Apidea has a queen but no eggs and very few bees.
| Colony | Q | BIAS | Brood | Stores | Comment | Next Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua | Y | Y | 11 1/2 (7+4 1/2) frames of bias. Lots of eggs. | Three super: fullIsh, 3/4, 2/3 rearranged some of the frames | Round about 20 kg in the top box | Check on activity in supers to decide when to remove |
| Blue | Y | Y | Four frames of bias, has expanded. Queen marked and clipped. | Okay for stores | Still has five frames to draw, maybe over winter in poly nuc | Check on expansion |
| Cyan | Y | Y | 8 1/2 frames of bias, lots of Bees | 1 Super: fullish | Okay for space | Check on super |
| Flax | Y | Y | 5+ frames of bias. Queen remarked, not the Buckfast. | Two supers: 3/4, 3/4 – rearranged the frames | Added 11th frame | Check Queen okay? |
| Honeydew | Y | Y | Five frames of bias. Finally marked and clipped the queen. | Four supers: 3 full, 2/3 | Added 11th frame | Check on Brood box for stores |
| Indigo | N | Y | 5 frames at bias, has expanded slightly | 20 kg in brood box and 1 kg in the new super | No queen cells so adding super seems to have worked | check on temperament as very aggressive this week |
| Jade | Y | Y | Six frames of bias & nice pattern, remarked Queen | Okay, but need to draw five frames | Added the 11th frame | Check on expansion |
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