Today was 47 degrees and sunny, and we checked the bees at 11 am. We didn't spot either queen this week. Both hives had eggs, larvae, and capped brood. Only added 1/4-1/3 pail of syrup to Penelobee's. They are still cleaning out the honey we left from last year's bees. We scooted some bee clusters towards the center and flanked them with 2 honey frames that were out of reach. Didn't see pollen coming in...they are eating the patties and building some new comb!
Monday, April 17, 2017
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
April 11 - Week 1: Checking for Eggs
Today we checked for eggs to make sure the queens are doin' their thing!
We checked the bees at 3:00 in the afternoon...it was sunny and 49 degrees. We saw eggs in both hives, on the frames that we had installed that had drawn come and honey in them. Some new comb was being drawn. We spotted queen Beeatrice this week! Added a little sugar syrup to Beeatrice's feeder pail. Didn't add any to Penelobee.
We checked the bees at 3:00 in the afternoon...it was sunny and 49 degrees. We saw eggs in both hives, on the frames that we had installed that had drawn come and honey in them. Some new comb was being drawn. We spotted queen Beeatrice this week! Added a little sugar syrup to Beeatrice's feeder pail. Didn't add any to Penelobee.
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
April 4 - Installing the Bees!
Today we installed our package bees! Here's a video of how it went! We gave the bees a little jump start with some honey filled, drawn comb from last year's bees.
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