2022-07-03 Bee Log

Sun 03 July 2022

Date

2022-07-03

Time

12:00

Quantity of Bees

Medium

Temperament

Nervous

Fitness

Average

Queenright

Yes

Queen Cells

Not Seen

Feed

Syrup still on tap. Will need to replace tomorrow.

Table 1. Hive Body 1 - Frame Observations
Frame Side Contents %age Filled Observations

1

A

Empty

1

B

Empty

2

A

Empty

2

B

Empty

3

A

Empty

3

B

Honey

33%

Free-form comb not drawn on foundation. Honey in center cells.

4

A

Empty

4

B

Empty

5

A

Brood

65%

Some capped cells seen.

5

B

Brood

65%

Some capped cells seen.

6

A

Empty

6

B

Brood?

50%

Free-form comb not drawn on foundation.

7

A

Empty

7

B

Empty

8

A

Empty

8

B

Empty

9

A

Empty

9

B

Empty

Notes

I believe the bees are drawing free-form comb, instead of using the plastic foundation due to the lack of wax on the foundation. I probably should have thought of that but I didn’t. I removed the foundation from frames 3 and 6 so the bees could more easily work on their comb from both sides. The bees seemed nervous after the inspection, and this may have been due to the removal of the foundations. Hopefully they won’t mind too much. I want to get some wax on the foundations that they haven’t built on, yet,

By Sparks, Category: Bees