11th May 2014 - SBI Health Inspection

Welcome to the Petersfield & District Beekeeper's Apiary Blog for 2014. It is intended to publish here all the activities that take place in the apiary.

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General Apiary
Temperature 13C, weather sunny. Time 14:30

All inspections carried out by our Seasonal Bee Inspector. Apiary given clean bill of health.

Hive #1

Instructor:SBI

Class: General

Brood and half, on grass.

Deep Brood
2 Sealed Queen Cells left at last inspection (19th April originally seen 13th April).
Queen seen - unmarked.
No Queen Cells.
No brood or eggs.
Adequate stores.

Shallow Brood
No Queen Cells.
No brood or eggs.
Adequate stores.
Queen excluder moved under box changing function to super.

General
Bee Temper: 9.
Varroa count nil.

Nucleus #2
Instructor: SBI
Class: General
3 frame mating nucleus.

Frames
Queen seen.
No Queen cells.
No brood or eggs - polished cells.
Stores?
 

Nucleus #3
Instructor: SBI
Class: General
3 frame mating nucleus.

Frames
Queen seen.
No Queen Cells.
Brood in all stages.
No stores - needs feeding.

Hive #4

Instructor: SBI
Class: General

Single Brood, on slab.

Deep Brood

Queen not seen.

1 unsealed and 3 sealed Queen Cells found. 1 charged unsealed and 1 sealed cells left.

4 frames of mainly sealed brood.

Supers (2)
4 frames of stores.

General

Bee Temper: Good

Varroa count nil.

Hive#6

Instructor: SBI
Class: General
Brood and half, on slab.

Deep Brood
Queen not seen.
See general for Queen Cells.
5 frames of brood.
Stores OK.

Shallow Brood
Queen not seen.
See general for Queen Cells.
7 frames of brood.
Stores OK.

General
1 emerged Queen Cell and 2xsealed left.
Pollen coming in and cells being polished.
Bee Temper: 8
Varroa count: unknown

Hive #8
Instructor: SBI
Class: General
Double Brood and half, on slab.

Bottom Deep Brood
No Queen seen.
1 damaged and 2 unsealed Queen Cells removed eggs available..
6 frames of brood including 1 day old eggs.
Adequate stores..

Top Deep Brood
No Queen seen.
2 charged Queen Cells removed, eggs available.
6 frames of brood including 1 day old eggs.
Adequate stores.

Shallow Brood
No Queen seen.
No Queen Cells.
No brood.
Frames being drawn and filled with stores.
Queen excluder moved under box changing function to super.

General
Bee Temper: 7
Shallow box of foundation added to top of hive.
Varroa count: Nil

ACTIONS
Hive #1
Check for laying.

Nucleus #2
Check for laying.
Refresh stores frame.
Add sealed brood (from #8) if eggs.

Nucleus #3
Refresh stores frame.
Add sealed brood (from #8).

Hive #4
Awaiting emergence and mating of queen leave 4 weeks.

Hive #6
Check for laying if pollen, otherwise leave for 3 weeks.

Hive #8
Potential to perform Artificial swarm if  Queen found.
Use as donor for sealed brood for nuc's.