milkermel
Field Bee
- Joined
- Oct 29, 2009
- Messages
- 768
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- Location
- left of launceston right of bude!
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 6
Did a check on one of my hives yesturday, This is my first year of having Supers on so apologies if I am being dense!
Hive is from a swarm in May they drew out the brood box and filled quickly so put supers on, half have now been utilised and nearly caped alternated with blank foundation supers about a month ago but nothing much on them.
Last check was 2 weeks ago when there were stores in the brood box and stuff coming on well upstairs (was almost considering liberating a frame from them so that I may just have a jar or two this year!!) However on inspection yesterday the brood box apart from having lava eggs capped etc is looking rather empty? There are LOTS of bees around and we have had a couple of not so good days wet and colder. So having never seen this sort of layout before ie very little stores in brood box should I be paniking yet or is there something i should be doing, or will the girls just bring the stores down into the brood box We are having a good week aparently this week so at least they can get back out and find stuff, but as always not sure if there is something i should be doing to help!
Thanks folks!!
Hive is from a swarm in May they drew out the brood box and filled quickly so put supers on, half have now been utilised and nearly caped alternated with blank foundation supers about a month ago but nothing much on them.
Last check was 2 weeks ago when there were stores in the brood box and stuff coming on well upstairs (was almost considering liberating a frame from them so that I may just have a jar or two this year!!) However on inspection yesterday the brood box apart from having lava eggs capped etc is looking rather empty? There are LOTS of bees around and we have had a couple of not so good days wet and colder. So having never seen this sort of layout before ie very little stores in brood box should I be paniking yet or is there something i should be doing, or will the girls just bring the stores down into the brood box We are having a good week aparently this week so at least they can get back out and find stuff, but as always not sure if there is something i should be doing to help!
Thanks folks!!