Went through my four. Some nectar now being stored, but only the very beginnings of “stores” seen.
Three were calm and well tempered, one improved on last week. (That’s not hard).
One colony had a queen cell extending from the base of the foundation, which had shrunk or been chewed back; directly above the bottom bars. I couldn’t see in it so used the hive tool to open it a little. Alas, a little too much and I knackered it. It was charged.
It was the only cell, so I hunted for the queen, eventually finding her in the lower box. All good.
If it was a supersedure cell, I just gave the queen a stay of execution.
On finishing, I was followed by five or so from my psycho hive so I sat on a bench in the sun and waited for them to give up. They wouldn’t, so it was clap hands time.
A single bee attacked my OH and my poodley thing yesterday. My OH legged it and my dog swiped it off his face onto the ground (fortunately he has a thick woolly coat) and I managed to stamp on it. Hateful things when they go bad.
Looks like a requeening exercise is needed.