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General Apiary
Temperature 22C, weather sunny. Time 14:30
Hives #3 (queen ripening); #5 (no supers, drawing deep box); #7 (queen ripening); #10 (queen ripening) were not inspected. All stocks had varroa boards inserted.
Hive#1
Brood Chamber (Single Deep)
Queen (2014 Yellow) seen.
No Queen Cells
Brood on 8 frames in all stages including eggs, some chalk brood.
Room to lay.
Stores adequate.
Supers(2)
Top super 11 drawn frames being filled and 1 partially drawn..
Bottom super 8 frames drawn and being capped, 2 frames partially drawn and 2 frames foundation. Reorganised.
Bee Temper: 9
Hive#2
Brood Chamber (Single Deep)
Queen (2014 Green) not seen.
No Queen Cells.
Brood on 7 frames in all stages including eggs. Sealed drone brood removed from bottom of shallow frame.
Room to lay.Stores adequate.
Supers(2)
Top super 8 frames capped 4 frames foundation including 1 added.
Bottom super 5 frames capped, 3 frames uncapped and 4 frames foundation
Bee Temper: 8
Hive#4
Brood Chamber (Single Deep)
Queen (2014 Green) seen.
No Queen Cells.
Brood on 7 frames in all stages including eggs.
Supers(2+1)
Both existing supers nearing capacity.
Put pre-used castellated shallow from Hive #9 under existing supers.
Bee Temper: 5
Hive#6
Brood Chamber (Brood and a Half)
Queen (2014 Green) not seen.
No Queen Cells
Shallow Box: Brood on 7 frames in all stages including eggs. Moved capped store frames (3) to supers exchanging with foundation frames.
Deep Box: Brood on 8 frames in all stages including eggs.
Supers(3)
Top super heavy, frames capped
Middle super heavy, frames uncapped
Bottom super being drawn.
Bee Temper: 7
Hive#8
Brood Chamber (Deep)
Queen (Green 2014) not seen.
No Queen Cells.
Brood on 7 frames in all stages including eggs.
Supers (2)
Space available
Bee Temper: 6
Summary
9 Stocks (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10)
6 Queenright (not #3, #7, #10)
6 with Marked Queens (not #3, #7, #10)
6 with Supers (not #5, #7, #10)
5 with Marked Queens and Supers (#1. #2, #4, #6, #8)
Monday 21 July 2014
Monday 14 July 2014
13th July - Post SBI and Basic Assessments
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General Apiary
Temperature 25C, weather sunny. Time 14:30
Due to concern being raised by the assessor during last weeks BBKA Basic Assessments the SBI inspected all hives in the morning. Fortunately only sacbrood and chalkbrood disease was noted. As a result of the morning disease inspection no brood inspections were carried out with the exception of a check for queen cells in Hive#8. Box manipulations were caried out on Hive#5 and Hive#7. The status of supers was reviewed.
Hive#1
Supers(2)
Top super 2 frames stores.
Bottom super 6 frames stores.
Hive#2
Supers(1+1)
8 frames ripe.
Undersupered with foundation.
Hive#3
Supers(1)
4 frames capped, 1 removed for frame entry to Honey Show.
Hive#4
Supers(2)
New foundation super added on Thursday fully drawn and being filled.
Second super ready.
Hive#5
Brood Chamber (Brood and half)
Deep Brood still not drawn since shook swarm on 1st June so put Shallow Brood Box (Castellated) under Deep.
Bee Temper: 8
Supers(0)
Hive#6
Supers(1+1)
Undersupered with foundation.
Hive#7
Brood Chamber (14x12+Shallow)
14x12 Brood still not drawn since shook swarm on 1st June. Replaced 14x12 foundation Box with Deep foundation Box and put over Shallow Brood Box (Castellated).
Bee Temper: 4
Supers(0)
Hive#8
Brood Chamber (Deep)
Queen (Green 2014) seen.
Sealed/Unsealed and torn down Queen Cells all removed as eggs and laying queen. Inspection of sealed Queen cells revealed dead larvae/pupae.
Bee Temper: 8
Supers (2)
Space available
Nucleus#10
Quiet at entrance but bees in residence.
Summary
9 Stocks (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10)
6 Queenright (not #3, #7, #10)
6 with Marked Queens (not #3, #7, #10)
6 with Supers (not #5, #7, #10)
5 with Marked Queens and Supers (#1. #2, #4, #6, #8)
For security reasons please do not mention geographic or personal details when posting a comment.
General Apiary
Temperature 25C, weather sunny. Time 14:30
Due to concern being raised by the assessor during last weeks BBKA Basic Assessments the SBI inspected all hives in the morning. Fortunately only sacbrood and chalkbrood disease was noted. As a result of the morning disease inspection no brood inspections were carried out with the exception of a check for queen cells in Hive#8. Box manipulations were caried out on Hive#5 and Hive#7. The status of supers was reviewed.
Hive#1
Supers(2)
Top super 2 frames stores.
Bottom super 6 frames stores.
Hive#2
Supers(1+1)
8 frames ripe.
Undersupered with foundation.
Hive#3
Supers(1)
4 frames capped, 1 removed for frame entry to Honey Show.
Hive#4
Supers(2)
New foundation super added on Thursday fully drawn and being filled.
Second super ready.
Hive#5
Brood Chamber (Brood and half)
Deep Brood still not drawn since shook swarm on 1st June so put Shallow Brood Box (Castellated) under Deep.
Bee Temper: 8
Supers(0)
Hive#6
Supers(1+1)
Undersupered with foundation.
Hive#7
Brood Chamber (14x12+Shallow)
14x12 Brood still not drawn since shook swarm on 1st June. Replaced 14x12 foundation Box with Deep foundation Box and put over Shallow Brood Box (Castellated).
Bee Temper: 4
Supers(0)
Hive#8
Brood Chamber (Deep)
Queen (Green 2014) seen.
Sealed/Unsealed and torn down Queen Cells all removed as eggs and laying queen. Inspection of sealed Queen cells revealed dead larvae/pupae.
Bee Temper: 8
Supers (2)
Space available
Nucleus#10
Quiet at entrance but bees in residence.
Summary
9 Stocks (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10)
6 Queenright (not #3, #7, #10)
6 with Marked Queens (not #3, #7, #10)
6 with Supers (not #5, #7, #10)
5 with Marked Queens and Supers (#1. #2, #4, #6, #8)
Sunday 6 July 2014
6th July - Limited Inspections
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General Apiary
Temperature 18C, weather fair, windy. Time 14:30
Due to BBKA Basic Assessments inspections limited to hives 1, 6 & 7.
Hive #1
Deep Brood
Queen (Yellow 2014) seen.
No Queen Cells.
Brood in all stages and eggs.
Stores adequate.
Foundation frame moved into brood nest.
Supers (2)
Top super being filled.
Bottom super being drawn..
General
Bee Temper: 9.
Hive #6
Instructor: BH
Class: General
Deep Brood
Queen (2014) seen and marked Green.
No Queen Cells
8 frames of brood no drone.
Stores adequate.
Shallow Brood
Queen not seen.
No Queen Cells
8 frames of brood including drone.
Stores adequate.
Supers(1)
8 frames stores capped.
3 frames being filled.
General
Bee Temper: 5
Hive #7
Instructor: BH
Class: General
Deep Brood
Not inspected.
Shallow Brood (Castellated)
5 sealed Queen Cells on test frame. Removed 3 including 1 'black' contents dead and soup-like possible Black Queen Cell virus & Nosema. 2 Queen Cells cells left.
General
Bee Temper: 5
Summary
9 Stocks (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10)
6 Queenright (not #3, #7, #10)
6 with Marked Queens (not #3, #7, #10)
6 with Supers (not #5, #7, #10)
5 with Marked Queens and Supers (#1. #2, #4, #6, #8)
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General Apiary
Temperature 18C, weather fair, windy. Time 14:30
Due to BBKA Basic Assessments inspections limited to hives 1, 6 & 7.
Hive #1
Instructor:LH
Class: General
Deep Brood
Queen (Yellow 2014) seen.
No Queen Cells.
Brood in all stages and eggs.
Stores adequate.
Foundation frame moved into brood nest.
Supers (2)
Top super being filled.
Bottom super being drawn..
General
Bee Temper: 9.
Hive #6
Instructor: BH
Class: General
Deep Brood
Queen (2014) seen and marked Green.
No Queen Cells
8 frames of brood no drone.
Stores adequate.
Shallow Brood
Queen not seen.
No Queen Cells
8 frames of brood including drone.
Stores adequate.
Supers(1)
8 frames stores capped.
3 frames being filled.
General
Bee Temper: 5
Hive #7
Instructor: BH
Class: General
Deep Brood
Not inspected.
Shallow Brood (Castellated)
5 sealed Queen Cells on test frame. Removed 3 including 1 'black' contents dead and soup-like possible Black Queen Cell virus & Nosema. 2 Queen Cells cells left.
General
Bee Temper: 5
Summary
9 Stocks (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10)
6 Queenright (not #3, #7, #10)
6 with Marked Queens (not #3, #7, #10)
6 with Supers (not #5, #7, #10)
5 with Marked Queens and Supers (#1. #2, #4, #6, #8)
30th June - BBKA Basic Assessment Hosting Notes - 1
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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Hive #1
Hive #2
Queen seen.
1 frame short in brood chamber.
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Hive #1
Queen seen.
Hive #2
Queen seen.
1 frame short in brood chamber.
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