17th August

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 18C, weather windy. Time 14:30

Hive#1
Brood Chamber (Single Deep)
Queen (2014 Yellow) seen.
No Queen Cells
4 frames brood in all stages, small amount of sacbrood.
6 frames stores,
Room to lay.

Supers(1+1)
Dried super left over crown board.

Bee Temper: 9

Hive#2
Brood Chamber  (Single Deep)
Queen (2014 Green) not seen.
No Queen Cells.
Brood on 4 rames in all stages.
Stores on 4 frames.

Supers(3

Bee Temper: 8

Hive#3
Brood Chamber (Single Deep)
Queen  (2014 Green) not  seen.
No Queen Cells.
Brood on 3 frames in all stages.
Stores on 3 frames.

Supers(1+1)
3 frames with nectar.
Dried super left over crown board, 5 drawn frames taken to replace foundation frames in super.

Bee Temper: 9

Hive#4
Brood Chamber (Single Deep)
Queen (2014 Green) seen.
No Queen Cells.
Brood on 7 frames in all stages.
Stores on 4 frames.

Supers(1)
Dried super moved to Hive#7.

Bee Temper: 9

Hive#5
Brood Chamber (Brood and half)
Queen (2014 Green) not seen.
No Queen Cells.
Shallow (Lower) Box:
8 frames of brood in all stages.
Deep (Upper) Box:
3 frames of brood in all stages.
3 frames of stores.
Current box top bee space replaced with bottom bee space deep box.

Bee Temper: 8

Supers(0)

Hive#6
Brood Chamber (Brood and a Half)
Queen (2014 Green) seen.
No Queen Cells
Shallow Box: Brood on 7 frames in all stages.
Shallow Box: Stores on 4 frames
Deep Box: Brood on 4 frames in all stages.
Deep Box: Stores on 3 frames.
Stores adequate.

Supers(1)
4 frames full.

Bee Temper: 8

Hive#7
Brood Chamber (Brood and a Half)
Queen (2014 Green) not seen.
No Queen Cells
Shallow (Lower) Box:
3 frames of brood.
7 frames stores.
Deep (Upper) Box: not yet drawn replaced with drawn dried super from Hive#4. Deep box put over crown board.

Supers(0)

Bee Temper: 7
Varroa Count: 0 - - board removed

Hive#8
Brood Chamber (Deep)
Queen (Green 2014) seen.
2 unsealed Queen Cell - left. No sign of 3 Queen cells seen 2 weeks ago.
Brood on 6 frames in all stages.
2 frames of stores.

Supers (1+1)
5+ frames full.

Bee Temper: 9

Summary
8 Stocks (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8)
7/8 Queenright & marked (query #7)