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General Apiary
Temperature 20C, weather sunny. Time 14:30
Due to being required for BBKA Basic Assessments tomorrow, hives #1 & #2 were not inspected. Presence of Drone Brood required for Basic Assessment use.
Hive #3
Instructor: TB
Class: General
Deep Brood
Queen (Green 2014) not seen.
14 unsealed Queen Cells. Knoched down all bar 2.
6 frames sealed brood.
2 frame of stores.
Supers (1)
Being drawn.
1/5 frame stores.
General
Bee Temper: 7.
Hive #4
Instructor: RW
Class: Novice
Deep Brood
Queen (Green 2014) seen marking wearing off.
No Queen Cells
8 frames brood in all stages and eggs including drone.
8 frames stores.
Supers (2)
Top super with 9 frames of capped stores 3/4 full.
Bottom super not yet drawn. Moved to Hive #6.
Bee Temper: 8
Instructor: TB
Class: General
Deep Brood
Queen (Green 2014) not seen.
14 unsealed Queen Cells. Knoched down all bar 2.
6 frames sealed brood.
2 frame of stores.
Supers (1)
Being drawn.
1/5 frame stores.
General
Bee Temper: 7.
Hive #4
Instructor: RW
Class: Novice
Deep Brood
Queen (Green 2014) seen marking wearing off.
No Queen Cells
8 frames brood in all stages and eggs including drone.
8 frames stores.
Supers (2)
Top super with 9 frames of capped stores 3/4 full.
Bottom super not yet drawn. Moved to Hive #6.
Bee Temper: 8
Hive #5
Instructor: RW
Class: Novice
14x12 Brood
Deep frame inpart filled with pollen.
Foundation frames not drawn. Shook swarmed 1/6.
Shallow Brood (Castellated)
Queen seen Green (2014).
No Queen Cells.
7 farmes brood in all stages including drone and eggs.
2 frames stores.
General
Bee Temper: 9
Hive #6
Instructor: BD
Class: Beginner
Deep Brood
Queen (2014) unmarked not seen.
No Queen Cells
7 frames of brood including drone and eggs..
3 half frames of stores.
Shallow Brood
Queen (2014) unmarked not seen.
No Queen Cells
9 frames of brood including drone.
3 frames stores - moved to super and replaced with drawn comb.
Supers(1)
9 frames with stores.
Added shallow box of foundation.
General
Bee Temper: 8
Hive #7
Instructor: BD
Class: General
Deep Brood
Queen not seen
No Queen Cells.
Only 1 frame partially drawn. Shook swarmed 1/6.
Shallow Brood (Castellated)
Queen not seen.
Suspected 'King' Cells rasied on drone brood.
Only frame with worker brood was test frame inserted 2 weeks ago. Replaced old test frame with new test frame.
1 frame of drone brood.
Equivalent of 6 frames stores.
General
Bee Temper: 6
Suspect Laying Workers.
Hive #8
Instructor: TB
Class: General
Deep Brood
Queen (Green 2014) seen.
5 Queen Cells moved 1 to nuc knocked down rest of queen cells. Trying to keep colony available for Basic Assesments over next 2 weeks.
5 frames brood including eggs. 2 moved to nuc replaced with foundation.
3 frames stores. 1 moved to nuc replaced with foundation.
Supers (2)
Comb drawn in lower box with some stores.
4 combs drawn in top super.
General
Bee Temper: 7
Hive #9
Instructor: LH
Class: General
14x12 Brood
Queen not seen.
No Queen Cells.
2 frames with brood all drone.
1 partially drawn frame. Shook swarmed 1/6.
Shallow Brood Castellated
Queen not seen
No Queen Cells.
Largely full of sealed drone brood.
1 frames of stores.
Queen eXcluder inserted between boxes to confine drones to top shallow box..
General
Bee Temper: 8
Laying Workers - Colony shaken out and stock dispersed.
Nucleus #10
Formed from Hive #8, see above.
Summary
9 Stocks
6 Queenright (not #3, #7, #10)
5 with Marked Queens (not #6)
6 with Supers (not #5, #7, #10)
4 with Marked Queens and Supers (#1. #2, #4, #8)
Instructor: RW
Class: Novice
14x12 Brood
Deep frame inpart filled with pollen.
Foundation frames not drawn. Shook swarmed 1/6.
Shallow Brood (Castellated)
Queen seen Green (2014).
No Queen Cells.
7 farmes brood in all stages including drone and eggs.
2 frames stores.
General
Bee Temper: 9
Hive #6
Instructor: BD
Class: Beginner
Deep Brood
Queen (2014) unmarked not seen.
No Queen Cells
7 frames of brood including drone and eggs..
3 half frames of stores.
Shallow Brood
Queen (2014) unmarked not seen.
No Queen Cells
9 frames of brood including drone.
3 frames stores - moved to super and replaced with drawn comb.
Supers(1)
9 frames with stores.
Added shallow box of foundation.
General
Bee Temper: 8
Hive #7
Instructor: BD
Class: General
Deep Brood
Queen not seen
No Queen Cells.
Only 1 frame partially drawn. Shook swarmed 1/6.
Shallow Brood (Castellated)
Queen not seen.
Suspected 'King' Cells rasied on drone brood.
Only frame with worker brood was test frame inserted 2 weeks ago. Replaced old test frame with new test frame.
1 frame of drone brood.
Equivalent of 6 frames stores.
General
Bee Temper: 6
Suspect Laying Workers.
Hive #8
Instructor: TB
Class: General
Deep Brood
Queen (Green 2014) seen.
5 Queen Cells moved 1 to nuc knocked down rest of queen cells. Trying to keep colony available for Basic Assesments over next 2 weeks.
5 frames brood including eggs. 2 moved to nuc replaced with foundation.
3 frames stores. 1 moved to nuc replaced with foundation.
Supers (2)
Comb drawn in lower box with some stores.
4 combs drawn in top super.
General
Bee Temper: 7
Hive #9
Instructor: LH
Class: General
14x12 Brood
Queen not seen.
No Queen Cells.
2 frames with brood all drone.
1 partially drawn frame. Shook swarmed 1/6.
Shallow Brood Castellated
Queen not seen
No Queen Cells.
Largely full of sealed drone brood.
1 frames of stores.
Queen eXcluder inserted between boxes to confine drones to top shallow box..
General
Bee Temper: 8
Laying Workers - Colony shaken out and stock dispersed.
Nucleus #10
Formed from Hive #8, see above.
Summary
9 Stocks
6 Queenright (not #3, #7, #10)
5 with Marked Queens (not #6)
6 with Supers (not #5, #7, #10)
4 with Marked Queens and Supers (#1. #2, #4, #8)
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