Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Todays findings





































I opened the hive body today for the second time since installation. I didn't see the queen, but did see eggs, larvae, pollen, mostly uncapped honey, lots of capped drone cells and what I believe to be two queen cells. About 7 frames are drawn out, I believe I will wait another week to add another hive body. I did open the brood nest up some by putting a blank frame of foundation between the stores and the brood nest on either side. The newest bees should be emerging right about now.

Approx~
16 days for queens
17 days for drones
20 days for females

Quite a lot of debris on the bottom board, below the screen. I need to get a tray to go under the screen.

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