The day being sunny with a low chance of showers and the bees hard at work I inspected all hives. The busiest, strongest colony was expanding with a frame and half of remaining space so I have given it a super.
All the remaining hives have basically remained static having the same number of frames of brood as last inspection. BIAS present in all, young bees orienting in the sun and the queen laying in the vacated sections of brood frames. Despite some hives having pollen going in the actual stocks of pollen don't show much being stored. Perhaps the coming weeks promised weather improvement will provide better supplies and increased rate of laying.
Weak number 7 remains the same. I had thoughts of donating a frame of emerging brood but until the other hives improve I didn't feel confident in reducing any of them.
All the remaining hives have basically remained static having the same number of frames of brood as last inspection. BIAS present in all, young bees orienting in the sun and the queen laying in the vacated sections of brood frames. Despite some hives having pollen going in the actual stocks of pollen don't show much being stored. Perhaps the coming weeks promised weather improvement will provide better supplies and increased rate of laying.
Weak number 7 remains the same. I had thoughts of donating a frame of emerging brood but until the other hives improve I didn't feel confident in reducing any of them.
