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.
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
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- Date
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2022-06-27
- Time
-
13:30
- Quantity of Bees
-
Medium
- Temperament
-
Calm
- Fitness
-
Average
- Queenright
-
Yes
- Queen Cells
-
Not Seen
- Feed
-
Syrup still on tap.
Frame | Side | Contents | %age Filled | Observations |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
A |
Empty |
||
1 |
B |
Empty |
||
2 |
A |
Empty |
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2 |
B |
Empty |
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2022-06-13
- Time
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12:00
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Medium
- Temperament
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Calm
- Fitness
-
Average
- Queenright
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Yes
- Queen Cells
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Not Seen
- Feed
-
Syrup on tap.
Frame | Side | Contents | %age Filled | Observations |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
A |
Empty |
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B |
Empty |
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