Carried out an inspection as planned and found all brood frames looking good. The end frames full of capped honey and nectar. All the other brood frames fully drawn and a good pattern of sealed brood, larvae and eggs with bees clustered thickly over the frames. Tiger Lily in residence on 4th frame from the end. There were a number of bees clustered at various spots in the super but no progress had been made re drawing out the foundation.
Worryingly almost every open or otherwise unused cell in the bottom 14 x 12 box contained nectar which made me concerned about triggering a swarm through lack of laying space. There were a number of empty qc's which I broke down. I will ask at the apiary session tomorrow for guidance but I am thinking taking out the end frames of stores and giving 2 frames of foundation in the brood to ease the congestion.
Worryingly almost every open or otherwise unused cell in the bottom 14 x 12 box contained nectar which made me concerned about triggering a swarm through lack of laying space. There were a number of empty qc's which I broke down. I will ask at the apiary session tomorrow for guidance but I am thinking taking out the end frames of stores and giving 2 frames of foundation in the brood to ease the congestion.
