Hi everyone,
I just did my second full inspection, after two weeks of receiving a nuc of Carnolians. Good weather has arrived in the West Country!
I'd be grateful for some advice. The summary of my inspection is as follows - I would remind people that I am a novice.
Frame 10 - Being built out well, lots of uncapped liquid food, some pollen filled cells.
Frame 9 - Like Frame 10, but better built out, and more pollen cells.
Frame 8 - Capped food in corners, with more pollen cells.
Frame 7 - Lots of brood in centre, capped food on edge, queen seen, x 1 definite Queen cell hanging off the bottom of the frame with Royal Jelly
Frame 6 - Lots of brood and stores on edge
Frame 5 - Like frame 6
Frame 4 - More brood, drone brood on edge, uncapped liquid food, being capped off
Frame 3 - Being built out well, liquid food, some capped
Frame 2 - Being built out, liquid food +, some capped
Frame 1 - Just starting to be built out.
Super - quite a few bees in there and they are actively building out centrally.
What would be the advice here? Artificial swarm? I have a spare hive with a brood box which I can site about 2m away. snag is I'm away for a week on Sunday!
Many thanks
Jon
I just did my second full inspection, after two weeks of receiving a nuc of Carnolians. Good weather has arrived in the West Country!
I'd be grateful for some advice. The summary of my inspection is as follows - I would remind people that I am a novice.
Frame 10 - Being built out well, lots of uncapped liquid food, some pollen filled cells.
Frame 9 - Like Frame 10, but better built out, and more pollen cells.
Frame 8 - Capped food in corners, with more pollen cells.
Frame 7 - Lots of brood in centre, capped food on edge, queen seen, x 1 definite Queen cell hanging off the bottom of the frame with Royal Jelly
Frame 6 - Lots of brood and stores on edge
Frame 5 - Like frame 6
Frame 4 - More brood, drone brood on edge, uncapped liquid food, being capped off
Frame 3 - Being built out well, liquid food, some capped
Frame 2 - Being built out, liquid food +, some capped
Frame 1 - Just starting to be built out.
Super - quite a few bees in there and they are actively building out centrally.
What would be the advice here? Artificial swarm? I have a spare hive with a brood box which I can site about 2m away. snag is I'm away for a week on Sunday!
Many thanks
Jon
