Yesterday added 10 x Nicot larvae plus 10 x cell punched larvae to QR frame and installed in upper 5 frame nuc - with Cloake Board underneath top one. Closed CB..and fed pollen sub and sugar solution.
Checked today - approx 10 taken - which is fine as I don't really have spare bees to stock 20 mini mating nucs. Checked for rogue QCs in upper box - none (Only capped brood but always best to check just in case - caught out last year and when one rogue Q emerged it slaughtered all my queens.)
Lovely weather 21C, little wind, sun, and some light cloud: bees bringing in loads of pollen and nectar - one hive on 4 supers - unheard of this time of year. Another on three supers and the rest (6) definitely mediocre and struggling with one super .
Washed bee jacket as filthy after two weeks usage..
Five Frame mini mating nuc (BE's double mating nuc frames) self made from Celotex absolutely stuffed with two capped frames honey so removed and gave them frames to draw. (Queen is a mongrel - just using her to populate a couple of mini mating nucs with bees and drawn foundation.... Destroy any Drone brood as bees runny but not aggressive.)
T shirt and veil time...except for the naughty hive (four super one) which attacked me on Thursday when opening up - Marigold job after multiple stings to hands. I now will smoke before opening up - never use a smoker on other hives.
This is the life...