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General Apiary
Temperature 13C, weather sunny. Time 14:30
The shelter has dried out.
Hive #1
Hive #1
Instructor: TB
Class: Beginner
Brood and half, on grass.
No Queen seen, believed swarmed.
7xSealed Queen cells, 2xUnsealed Queen Cells
Plenty of stores.
Bee Temper: 9.
Woodpecker Guard and Mouseguard removed.
Queen Excluder and super of foundation added.
Bottom Deep Brood
8 frames Brood including few eggs and unsealed larvae.
Top Shallow Brood
6 frames Brood including few eggs and unsealed larvae.
No Queen seen, believed swarmed.
7xSealed Queen cells, 2xUnsealed Queen Cells
Plenty of stores.
Bee Temper: 9.
Woodpecker Guard and Mouseguard removed.
Queen Excluder and super of foundation added.
Bottom Deep Brood
8 frames Brood including few eggs and unsealed larvae.
Top Shallow Brood
6 frames Brood including few eggs and unsealed larvae.
Hive #4
Instructor: FW
Class: Beginner
Class: Beginner
Brood and half, on slab.
Queen seen in bottom Deep box.
4 frames of brood.
2 frames stores.
2 new frames added to brood box.
Bee Temper: 9
Woodpecker protection and entrance block removed.
Queen Excluder fitted with super.
Varroa board inserted.
Hive #6
Instructor: BD
Instructor: BD
Class: Novice
Brood and half, on slab.
Bottom Deep Brood
No Queen seen.
No Queen Cells.
5 frames of Brood including eggs.
2 frame of stores plus brood frame periphery.
4 frames foundation or partially drawn frames. 1 Foundation frame moved next to brood nest either side, holed and disfigured comb replaced.
Top Shallow Brood
Unmarked Queen seen and marked red.
No Queen Cells.
7 frames of Brood including eggs and sealed drone brood plus play cups.
5 frames of stores plus brood frame periphery.
General
Bee Temper: 8
Woodpecker Cage and Mouseguard removed. All fondant gone, removed carton and eke.
Floor already clean.
Brace comb cleaned from frames.
Wild comb built through crownboard into fondant carton removed.
Queen Excluder and Super of foundation frames added.
Varroa Board inserted.
Hive #8 (renumbered from #5)
Instructor: BD
Class: Novice
Double brood, on grass.
Bottom Deep Brood
Replaced shallow frame with dummy board.
No Queen seen.
No Queen Cells.
5 frames of Brood including eggs.
1 frame of stores plus brood frame periphery.
4 frames foundation or partially drawn frames. 1 Foundation frame moved next to brood nest either side, holed and disfigured comb replaced.
Top Deep Brood
Unmarked Queen seen and marked red.
No Queen Cells.
7 frames of Brood including eggs and sealed drone brood.
1 frame of stores plus brood frame periphery.
2 partially drawn frames.
2 frames foundation moved next to brood nest either side
2 frames foundation moved next to brood nest either side
General
Bee Temper: 9
Woodpecker Cage and Mouseguard removed. All fondant gone, removed carton and eke.
Floor cleaned.
Brace comb cleaned from frames.
Queen Excluder and Super of foundation frames added.
Varroa Board inserted.
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