The honey flow seems to be on at last.
Found eggs and capped brood in the right hive.
Saw the queen then lost her and could not find her again to mark her.
I also collected a small swarm 3 days ago.
I guess a cast with a virgin Queen as there was only around 1000 bees.
I added this swam to my right hive 2 days ago.
I put paper on top of the super and added another super.
Put a QE on top, then an empty super.
Did that so I could smoke the bees down and find and removed the Queen.
They must have found a gap in the paper as there were around 100 dead bees on the floor in front of the hive next morning.
Swapped the supers around today.
Right Hive.
4 frames of brood
Top super. 3/4.
2nd super. Empty.
Left Hive.
10 frames of brood
Top super. 4/5. looks like they have eaten some.
But now the honey flow is on it should be full next week.
2nd super. 1/3.
Found eggs and capped brood in the right hive.
Saw the queen then lost her and could not find her again to mark her.
I also collected a small swarm 3 days ago.
I guess a cast with a virgin Queen as there was only around 1000 bees.
I added this swam to my right hive 2 days ago.
I put paper on top of the super and added another super.
Put a QE on top, then an empty super.
Did that so I could smoke the bees down and find and removed the Queen.
They must have found a gap in the paper as there were around 100 dead bees on the floor in front of the hive next morning.
Swapped the supers around today.
Right Hive.
4 frames of brood
Top super. 3/4.
2nd super. Empty.
Left Hive.
10 frames of brood
Top super. 4/5. looks like they have eaten some.
But now the honey flow is on it should be full next week.
2nd super. 1/3.
