18th May - Blazing Sun

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 21C, weather sunny. Time 14:30

Hive #4 not inspected as awaiting establishment of new queen (sealed Queen Cell 11/5).
Hive #6 not inspected as awaiting establishment of new queen (sealed Queen Cell 11/5).

Hive #1

Instructor:TB

Class: General

Brood and half, on grass.

Deep Brood
Queen seen - marked yellow.
No Queen Cells.
3 frames brood
0 stores.

Supers (2)
6 frames stores.

General
Bee Temper: 9.

Nucleus #2
Instructor: FW
Class: Novice
mating nucleus.

Frames
Queen seen not marked.
No Queen cells.
3 frames brood.
1 frame stores.
 

Nucleus #3
Instructor: FW
Class: Bovice
mating nucleus.

Frames
Queen not seen.
No Queen Cells.
5 frames brood in all stages.
Low on stores
Bee Temper: 9.
Transferred to deep brood box with 6 additional foundation frames as Hive #3.
 

Hive #8
Instructor: RW
Class: General
Double Brood, on slab.

Bottom Deep Brood
No Queen seen.
8 Queen Cells removed.
6 frames of brood.
4 frames of stores.

Top Deep Brood
No Queen seen.
10 Queen Cells 1 sealed and 1 unsealed left, rest removed.
5 frames of brood.
3 frames stores.

Supers (2)

General
Bee Temper: 7