3rd August 2014 - Harvest

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 25C, weather sunny. Time 14:30

Clearer boards to be put on to allow removal of supers for extraction tomorrow (4th August).

Hive#1
Brood Chamber (Single Deep)
Queen (2014 Yellow) seen.
No Queen Cells
Brood ok.
Room to lay.
Stores adequate.

Supers(2)
Capped frames moved to top super and porter escapes used for clearing.
Bottom super holding rest.

Bee Temper: 9
Varroa Count: 0 - board removed

Hive#2
Brood Chamber  (Single Deep)
Queen (2014 Green) not seen.
No Queen Cells.
Brood on 6 frames in all stages including eggs.
Room to lay.
Stores adequate.

Supers(2)
Only 1 super recorded - not ready for extraction.

Bee Temper: 8
Varroa Count: 0 - board removed.

Hive#3
Brood Chamber (Single Deep)
Queen  seen and marked Green (2014).
1 Queen Cell found and removed.
Brood on 3 frames in all stages.
Stores on 5 frames.

Supers(1)
3 frames with nectar - not ready for extraction.

Bee Temper: 8
Varroa Count: 0 - board removed

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

Supers(3)
2 supers put above crown board and Forrest Clearer.

Bee Temper: 7
Varroa Count: ? - board removed

Hive#5
Brood Chamber (Brood and half)
Queen (2014 Green) seen.
No Queen Cells.
Shallow (Lower) Box:
5 frames of Brood in all stages.
Stores on 2 frames.
Deep (Upper) Box:
2 frames of Brood in all stages.

Bee Temper: 8
Varroa Count: 3 (7 days) - board removed

Supers(0)

Hive#6
Brood Chamber (Brood and a Half)
Queen (2014 Green) not seen.
No Queen Cells
Shallow Box: Brood on 8 frames in all stages including eggs.
Deep Box: Brood on 3 frames in all stages including eggs.
Stores adequate.

Supers(3)
Top 2 supers ready for extraction. Porter Escapes used.

Bee Temper: 6
Varroa Count: 4 (7 days) - board removed

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.

Supers(0)

Bee Temper: 7
Varroa Count: 0 - - board removed
Rear of floor temporarily repaired.

Hive#8
Brood Chamber (Deep)
Queen (Green 2014) not seen.
1 sealed and 1 unsealed Queen Cell - left.
Brood on 6 frames in all stages including eggs.
2 frames of stores.

Supers (2)
1 super ready for extraction above Forrest Board.

Bee Temper: 6
Varroa Count: Board "self-cleaned" on removal, replaced inverted.

Nucleus#10
Dead and dismantled.

Summary
8 Stocks (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8)
7/8 Queenright & marked (query #7)
6 with Supers (not #5, #7)
4 with supers ready for extraction (#1, #4(2), #6(2), #8)
Feeding Required (#7 and maybe #5)