Curley
House Bee
- Joined
- May 29, 2014
- Messages
- 364
- Reaction score
- 7
- Location
- Wilts
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 8
On Sunday I went to remove the super(shallow for RAB) I put under my colony at the end of last season. However I aborted the mission when I saw the bees were all over it - about an 8" circle across the top of the frames and down into the seams. I didn't start lifting frames to see if there was brood but shut up again to keep them warm.
The colony feels lighter than they did in autumn (to be expected) but as I am not very experienced at hefting I have put a small amount of fondant on which they have largely but not entirely ignored. Maybe taken a dessert spoonful in a week.
I guess I won't be able to tell for sure until I do an inspection when its warmer but as there is no QX on- is there a chance they have raised brood in there?
If so what are my options given this is a 10 frame super on castellations and the brood box is an 11 frame national.
The colony feels lighter than they did in autumn (to be expected) but as I am not very experienced at hefting I have put a small amount of fondant on which they have largely but not entirely ignored. Maybe taken a dessert spoonful in a week.
I guess I won't be able to tell for sure until I do an inspection when its warmer but as there is no QX on- is there a chance they have raised brood in there?
If so what are my options given this is a 10 frame super on castellations and the brood box is an 11 frame national.