tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10184802033626949882024-03-12T23:27:27.271+00:00PDBKA Apiary 2014Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018480203362694988.post-66884694566401170012014-10-13T09:25:00.000+01:002014-10-13T11:37:55.866+01:0012th October - Last Meeting of YearWelcome 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.<br />
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<u><strong>General Apiary</strong></u><br />
Temperature 13C, weather fair. Time 14:30<br />
<br />
External inspections only. Removal of Apiguard (6 weeks after first teatment) and queen excluders, Under supering and heft check of brood chambers. Removal of varroa boards. Application of mouseguards and woodpecker guards.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#1</u></strong><br />
Brood Chamber (Single Deep) put over Super(1)<br />
Varroa Drop Count: unread<br />
Needs feeding.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#2</u></strong><br />
Brood Chamber (Single Deep) put over Super(1)<br />
Varroa Drop Count: 15/14<br />
Needs feeding.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#3</u></strong><br />
Brood Chamber (Single Deep) put over Super(1)<br />
Varroa Drop Count: 20/14<br />
Needs feeding.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#4</u></strong><br />
Brood Chamber (Single Deep) put over Super(1)<br />
Varroa Drop Count: 20/14<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#5</u></strong><br />
Brood Chamber (Single Deep) put over Super(1)<br />
Varroa Drop Count: 100/14<br />
Removed feeder still needs feeding.<u></u><br />
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<strong><u>Hive#6</u></strong><br />
Brood Chamber (Brood and a Half) deep put over shallow.<br />
Varroa Drop Count: High<br />
Temper: poor after Hive#7 got excited!<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#7</u></strong><br />
Brood Chamber (2 shallows).<br />
2nd tray Apiguard all gone, removed.<br />
No Varroa Board available.<br />
Temper: poor.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#8</u></strong><br />
Brood Chamber (Single Deep) put over Super(1)<br />
Varroa Drop Count: 20/14<br />
Removed feeder.<br />
.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018480203362694988.post-26921627586122869722014-10-12T21:07:00.000+01:002014-10-12T21:07:28.467+01:0028th September - Autumn FlowWelcome 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.<br />
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<u></u><br />
<u><strong>General Apiary</strong></u><br />
Temperature 21C, weather sunny. Time 14:30<br />
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General status check, most 2 weeks after 2nd application of Apiguard. Hive#7 treated with the second Apiguard application of the autumn. Apiguard purchased from Thorne's (Stockbridge) 30/8, batch number BN05L0492, expiry date 5/2017.<br />
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Hives all increasing stores. Some to the extent of blocking room to lay.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#1</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Yellow) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
9 frames brood. Sacbrood on 2 frames.<br />
3 frames stores.<br />
All Apiguard gone so removed trays, shallow box used as eke and Queen eXcluder.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers(1)</u><br />
8 frames of stores.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Entrance reduced with fern.<br />
Bee Temper: 9<br />
Varroa Drop Count: Unable to read board - too dirty. Board needs replacing.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#2</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood on 3 frames in all stages.<br />
Stores on 6 frames.<br />
Shallow box used as eke for Apiguard, still some residue left.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers(1)</u><br />
Stores on 7 frames.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 8<br />
Varroa Drop Count: 80+ too many to count.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#3</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood on 7 frames in all stages.<br />
Stores on 4 frames.<br />
Shallow box used as eke for Apiguard, still some residue left.<br />
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<u>Supers(1)</u><br />
10 frames with nectar.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 9<br />
Varroa Drop Count: 50/14<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#4</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood on 6 frames in all stages, little room for laying.<br />
Stores on 3 frames. <br />
Shallow box used as eke for Apiguard, still some residue left.<br />
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<u>Brood Chamber (Shallow)</u><br />
Stores on 10 frames.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 7<br />
Varroa Drop Count: 50+/14<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#5</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Brood and half)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Shallow (Upper) Box: <br />
3 frames of brood in all stages.<br />
11 frames stores, cf none 2 weeks ago!<br />
Deep (Lower) Box:<br />
3 frames of brood in all stages. Added frame of sealed brood from Hive #8.<br />
3 frames of stores.<br />
Shallow box used as eke for Apiguard, still some residue left<br />
Removed Queen eXcluder.<br />
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<u>Supers(0)</u><br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 9<br />
Varroa Drop Count: High<br />
Half Feed in Rapid Feeder gone but fungus now evident. Removed feeder.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#6</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Brood and a Half)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
Shallow Box: Brood on 0 frames.<br />
Shallow Box: Stores on 4 frames.<br />
Deep Box: Brood on 5 frames in all stages.<br />
Deep Box: Stores on 3 frames.<br />
Shallow box used as eke for Apiguard.<br />
2nd tray of apiguard added.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers(1)</u><br />
circa 30lbs stores.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Removed Queen eXcluder and shallow brood, shallow store frames donated to hive #7.<br />
Bee Temper: 7<br />
Varroa Drop Count: High<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#7</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Brood and a Half)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
Shallow (Lower) Box:<br />
3 frames of brood. Replaced drawn frames of drone with worker.<br />
1 frames stores.<br />
Shallow (Upper) Box: <br />
3 frames brood.<br />
3 frames stores. <br />
Total circa 10lbs stores.<br />
Added 2nd tray Apiguard and shallow eke.<br />
No Varroa Board available.<br />
<u></u><br />
<u>Supers(0)</u><br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 8<br />
Food all taken. Replenished with 3pts Heavy Syrup. Put top on feeder.<br />
Replaced 4 empty frames with stores frames from hive #6.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#8</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Deep)</u><br />
Queen (Green 2014) seen on outside stores frame.<br />
2 sealed and 2 unsealed Queen Cells - left.<br />
Brood on 6 frames with eggs.<br />
6 frames of stores. Total circa 25lb stores.<br />
Shallow box used as eke for Apiguard.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers (1)</u><br />
circa 6lb stores.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 7<br />
Varroa Drop Count:120/14<br />
Entrance already reduced.<br />
Added 1pts Heavy Syrup.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018480203362694988.post-22038858484999601592014-09-14T20:57:00.000+01:002014-09-14T20:58:26.276+01:0014th September - Autumn Varroa Treatment IIWelcome 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.<br />
<br />
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<u></u><br />
<u><strong>General Apiary</strong></u><br />
Temperature 20C, weather sunny. Time 14:30<br />
<br />
Along with stores status, all hives were treated with the second Apiguard application of the autumn. Apiguard purchased from Thorne's (Stockbridge) 30/8, batch number BN05L0492, expiry date 5/2017.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#1</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Yellow) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
9 frames brood no eggs. Very little room for queen to lay so replaced 1 frame stores with empty frame from Hive#4.<br />
2 frames stores.<br />
Shallow box used as eke for Apiguard.<br />
2nd tray of apiguard added.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers(1)</u><br />
11 frames of stores.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Entrance reduced with fern.<br />
Bee Temper: 9<br />
Varroa Drop Count: Unable to read board - too dirty. Board needs replacing.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#2</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood on 4 frames in all stages.<br />
Stores on 3 frames.<br />
Shallow box used as eke for Apiguard.<br />
2nd tray of apiguard added.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers(1)</u><br />
Stores on 7 frames.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 8<br />
Varroa Drop Count: 80+ too many to count.<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive#3</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood on 6 frames in all stages.<br />
Stores on 3 frames.<br />
Shallow box used as eke for Apiguard.<br />
2nd tray of apiguard added.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers(1)</u><br />
10 frames with nectar.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Queen Excluder removed.<br />
Bee Temper: 9<br />
Varroa Drop Count: 80/14<br />
Feeder (empty) removed.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#4</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood on 7 frames in all stages.<br />
Stores on 2 frames. <br />
2nd tray of apiguard added.<br />
<br />
<u>S</u><u>upers(1)</u><br />
Stores on 10 frames.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Queen Excluder removed.<br />
Bee Temper: 7<br />
Varroa Drop Count: 180+/14<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive#5</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Brood and half)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Shallow (Upper) Box: <br />
3 frames of brood in all stages.<br />
Deep (Lower) Box:<br />
3 frames of brood in all stages.<br />
0 frames of stores. <br />
Upper and Lower brood boxes switched.<br />
Added eke for Apiguard.<br />
2nd tray of apiguard added.<br />
<u></u><br />
<u>Supers(0)</u><br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 10<br />
Varroa Drop Count: Lots<br />
Feed in Rapid Feeder not touched yet have no stores!<br />
Very small colony.<br />
<u></u><br />
<strong><u>Hive#6</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Brood and a Half)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
Shallow Box: Brood on 7 frames in all stages.<br />
Shallow Box: Stores on 3 frames (circa 5lbs)<br />
Deep Box: Brood on 4 frames in all stages.<br />
Deep Box: Stores on 3 frames.<br />
Stores adequate. <br />
Shallow box used as eke for Apiguard.<br />
2nd tray of apiguard added.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers(1)</u><br />
circa 30lbs stores.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 9<br />
Varroa Drop Count: Lots<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive#7</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Brood and a Half)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
Shallow (Lower) Box:<br />
3 frames of brood. Bordered by pollen barrier. Moved drawn worker frame inside. Most of remainder of drawn frames drone. Need to replace with worker drawn comb.<br />
1 frames stores.<br />
Shallow (Upper) Box: <br />
3 frames brood.<br />
3 frames stores. <br />
Total circa 10lbs stores.<br />
No previous Apiguard treatment! Added 1st tray Apiguard and shallow eke.<br />
No Varroa Board available.<br />
<u></u><br />
<u>Supers(0)</u><br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 6<br />
Food all taken. Replenished with 4pts Heavy Syrup. No top on feeder.<br />
Entrance already reduced.<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive#8</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Deep)</u><br />
Queen (Green 2014) not seen.<br />
0 Queen Cells.<br />
Brood on 6 frames no eggs.<br />
2 frames of stores. Total circa 15lb stores.<br />
Shallow box used as eke for Apiguard.<br />
2nd tray of apiguard added.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers (1)</u><br />
circa 6lb stores.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 10<br />
Varroa Drop Count:180/14<br />
Entrance already reduced.<br />
Added rapid feeder and 4pts Heavy Syrup.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018480203362694988.post-30087778426048228712014-09-05T09:08:00.000+01:002014-09-05T09:08:28.681+01:004th September - Autumn Feed IWelcome 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.<br />
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<u></u><br />
<u><strong>General Apiary</strong></u><br />
4 pints heavy syrup fed to Hive#3, 5 & 7 via rapid feeders.<br />
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Empty super added as apiguard eke for Hive#5.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018480203362694988.post-37610289339968588642014-09-01T12:43:00.001+01:002014-09-01T12:43:48.533+01:0031st August - Autumn Varroa Treatment IWelcome 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.<br />
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<u></u><br />
<u><strong>General Apiary</strong></u><br />
Temperature 18C, weather sunny. Time 14:30<br />
<br />
Along with stores status, all hives were treated with the first Apiguard application of the autumn. Apiguard purchased from Thorne's (Stockbridge) 30/8, batch number BN05L0492, expiry date 5/2017. Dried and excess supers removed.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#1</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Yellow) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
6 frames brood in all stages.<br />
0 frames stores.<br />
Shallow box used as eke for Apiguard.<br />
Varroa Board inserted.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers(1)</u><br />
11 frames of stores.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Dried super removed.<br />
Entrance reduced with fern.<br />
Bee Temper: 9<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive#2</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood on 4 frames in all stages.<br />
Stores on 1 frame.<br />
Shallow box used as eke for Apiguard. <br />
Varroa Board inserted.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers(2-1)</u><br />
Stores on all frames.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Dried super removed.<br />
2nd super removed, frames with nectar donated to hive #3.<br />
Bee Temper: 6<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive#3</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood on 5 frames in all stages.<br />
Stores on 0 frames.<br />
Shallow box used as eke for Apiguard. <br />
Varroa Board inserted.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers(1)</u><br />
7 frames with nectar, added 4 more from Hive #2.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Dried super removed.<br />
Bee Temper: 9<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive#4</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood on 5 frames in all stages.<br />
Stores on 0 frames. <br />
No eke for Apiguard.<br />
Varroa Board inserted.<br />
<br />
<u>S</u><u>upers(1)</u><br />
Stores on 8 frames.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 7<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive#5</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Brood and half)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Shallow (Lower) Box: <br />
? frames of brood in all stages.<br />
Deep (Upper) Box:<br />
4 frames of brood in all stages.<br />
0 frames of stores. <br />
Upper and Lower brood boxes switched.<br />
No eke for Apiguard.<br />
Varroa Board inserted<br />
<u></u><br />
<u>Supers(0)</u><br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 8<br />
<u></u><br />
<strong><u>Hive#6</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Brood and a Half)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
Shallow Box: Brood on 6 frames in all stages.<br />
Shallow Box: Stores on 5 frames<br />
Deep Box: Brood on 4 frames in all stages.<br />
Deep Box: Stores on 3 frames.<br />
Stores adequate. <br />
Shallow box used as eke for Apiguard. <br />
Varroa Board inserted.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers(1)</u><br />
circa 30lbs stores..<br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 7<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive#7</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Brood and a Half)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
Shallow (Lower) Box:<br />
3 frames of brood.<br />
1 frames stores.<br />
Shallow (Upper) Box: <br />
1 frame brood.<br />
2 frames stores. <br />
Total circa 10lbs stores.<br />
<u></u><br />
<u>Supers(0)</u><br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 7<br />
Needs feeding.<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive#8</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Deep)</u><br />
Queen (Green 2014) seen.<br />
0 Queen Cells.<br />
Brood on 6 frames in all stages.<br />
2 frames of stores.<br />
Shallow box used as eke for Apiguard. <br />
Varroa Board inserted.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers (1)</u><br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 9<br />
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<strong><u>Summary</u></strong><br />
8 Stocks Queenright & marked (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8)<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018480203362694988.post-91607908496713187282014-08-24T18:06:00.001+01:002014-08-27T11:52:55.787+01:0017th AugustWelcome 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.<br />
<br />
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<u></u><br />
<u><strong>General Apiary</strong></u><br />
Temperature 18C, weather windy. Time 14:30<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive#1</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Yellow) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
4 frames brood in all stages, small amount of sacbrood.<br />
6 frames stores,<br />
Room to lay.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers(1+1)</u><br />
Dried super left over crown board.<br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 9<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive#2</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood on 4 rames in all stages.<br />
Stores on 4 frames.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers(3</u><br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 8<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive#3</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood on 3 frames in all stages.<br />
Stores on 3 frames.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers(1+1)</u><br />
3 frames with nectar.<br />
Dried super left over crown board, 5 drawn frames taken to replace foundation frames in super.<br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 9<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive#4</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood on 7 frames in all stages.<br />
Stores on 4 frames.<br />
<br />
<u>S</u><u>upers(1)</u><br />
Dried super moved to Hive#7.<br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 9<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive#5</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Brood and half)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Shallow (Lower) Box: <br />
8 frames of brood in all stages.<br />
Deep (Upper) Box:<br />
3 frames of brood in all stages.<br />
3 frames of stores.<br />
Current box top bee space replaced with bottom bee space deep box.<br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 8<br />
<br />
<u>Supers(0)</u><br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive#6</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Brood and a Half)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
Shallow Box: Brood on 7 frames in all stages.<br />
Shallow Box: Stores on 4 frames<br />
Deep Box: Brood on 4 frames in all stages.<br />
Deep Box: Stores on 3 frames.<br />
Stores adequate.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers(1)</u><br />
4 frames full.<br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 8<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive#7</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Brood and a Half)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
Shallow (Lower) Box:<br />
3 frames of brood.<br />
7 frames stores.<br />
Deep (Upper) Box: not yet drawn replaced with drawn dried super from Hive#4. Deep box put over crown board.<br />
<u></u><br />
<u>Supers(0)</u><br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 7<br />
Varroa Count: 0 - - board removed<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive#8</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Deep)</u><br />
Queen (Green 2014) seen.<br />
2 unsealed Queen Cell - left. No sign of 3 Queen cells seen 2 weeks ago.<br />
Brood on 6 frames in all stages.<br />
2 frames of stores.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers (1+1)</u><br />
5+ frames full.<br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 9<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Summary</u></strong><br />
8 Stocks (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8)<br />
7/8 Queenright & marked (query #7)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018480203362694988.post-12806546610969388132014-08-12T22:17:00.002+01:002014-08-12T22:17:43.375+01:0012th August - Wet Super ReturnWelcome 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.<br />
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<u><strong>General Apiary</strong></u><br />
Temperature 18C, weather cloudy. Time 16:00<br />
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6 wet supers extracted on 4th August placed above crown board on Hives #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #8.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018480203362694988.post-7246237277846301542014-08-12T22:13:00.003+01:002014-08-12T22:13:47.032+01:004th August - ExtractionWelcome 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.<br />
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<u><strong>General Apiary</strong></u><br />
Temperature 18C, weather fine. Time 20:00<br />
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Removal of supers prepared for clearing yesterday.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#1</u></strong><br />
1 super removed OK.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#4</u></strong><br />
2 supers removed.<br />
Lot of activity around roof - possible robbing. No gauze in roof ventilation - roof replaced.<br />
Dead bees in and on Forrest Clearer.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#6</u></strong><br />
2 supers removed OK.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#8</u></strong><br />
1 super removed.<br />
Dead bees in and on Forrest Clearer.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018480203362694988.post-88126311899415273742014-08-12T22:06:00.000+01:002014-08-12T22:06:08.116+01:003rd August 2014 - HarvestWelcome 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.<br />
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<u><strong>General Apiary</strong></u><br />
Temperature 25C, weather sunny. Time 14:30<br />
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Clearer boards to be put on to allow removal of supers for extraction tomorrow (4th August).<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#1</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Yellow) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
Brood ok.<br />
Room to lay.<br />
Stores adequate.<br />
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<u>Supers(2)</u><br />
Capped frames moved to top super and porter escapes used for clearing.<br />
Bottom super holding rest. <br />
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Bee Temper: 9<br />
Varroa Count: 0 - board removed<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#2</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood on 6 frames in all stages including eggs.<br />
Room to lay.<br />
Stores adequate.<br />
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<u>Supers(2)</u><br />
Only 1 super recorded - not ready for extraction.<br />
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Bee Temper: 8<br />
Varroa Count: 0 - board removed.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#3</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen seen and marked Green (2014).<br />
1 Queen Cell found and removed.<br />
Brood on 3 frames in all stages.<br />
Stores on 5 frames.<br />
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<u>Supers(1)</u><br />
3 frames with nectar - not ready for extraction.<br />
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Bee Temper: 8<br />
Varroa Count: 0 - board removed<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#4</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood on 7 frames in all stages including eggs.<br />
Stores adequate<br />
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<u>S</u><u>upers(3)</u><br />
2 supers put above crown board and Forrest Clearer.<br />
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Bee Temper: 7<br />
Varroa Count: ? - board removed<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#5</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Brood and half)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Shallow (Lower) Box: <br />
5 frames of Brood in all stages.<br />
Stores on 2 frames.<br />
Deep (Upper) Box:<br />
2 frames of Brood in all stages.<br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 8<br />
Varroa Count: 3 (7 days) - board removed<br />
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<u>Supers(0)</u><br />
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<strong><u>Hive#6</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Brood and a Half)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
Shallow Box: Brood on 8 frames in all stages including eggs. <br />
Deep Box: Brood on 3 frames in all stages including eggs.<br />
Stores adequate.<br />
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<u>Supers(3)</u><br />
Top 2 supers ready for extraction. Porter Escapes used.<br />
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Bee Temper: 6<br />
Varroa Count: 4 (7 days) - board removed<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#7</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Brood and a Half)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
Shallow (Lower) Box:<br />
3 frames of brood.<br />
7 frames stores.<br />
Deep (Upper) Box: not yet drawn.<br />
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<u>Supers(0)</u><br />
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Bee Temper: 7<br />
Varroa Count: 0 - - board removed<br />
Rear of floor temporarily repaired.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#8</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Deep)</u><br />
Queen (Green 2014) not seen.<br />
1 sealed and 1 unsealed Queen Cell - left.<br />
Brood on 6 frames in all stages including eggs.<br />
2 frames of stores.<br />
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<u>Supers (2)</u><br />
1 super ready for extraction above Forrest Board.<br />
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Bee Temper: 6<br />
Varroa Count: Board "self-cleaned" on removal, replaced inverted.<br />
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<u><strong>Nucleus#10</strong></u><br />
Dead and dismantled.<br />
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<strong><u>Summary</u></strong><br />
8 Stocks (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8)<br />
7/8 Queenright & marked (query #7)<br />
6 with Supers (not #5, #7)<br />
4 with supers ready for extraction (#1, #4(2), #6(2), #8)<br />
Feeding Required (#7 and maybe #5)<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018480203362694988.post-54915272981047607092014-07-21T11:43:00.000+01:002014-07-21T11:43:27.475+01:0020th July - 3 MusketeersWelcome 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.<br />
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<u><strong>General Apiary</strong></u><br />
Temperature 22C, weather sunny. Time 14:30<br />
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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.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#1</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Yellow) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
Brood on 8 frames in all stages including eggs, some chalk brood.<br />
Room to lay.<br />
Stores adequate.<br />
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<u>Supers(2)</u><br />
Top super 11 drawn frames being filled and 1 partially drawn..<br />
Bottom super 8 frames drawn and being capped, 2 frames partially drawn and 2 frames foundation. Reorganised.<br />
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Bee Temper: 9<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#2</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood on 7 frames in all stages including eggs. Sealed drone brood removed from bottom of shallow frame.<br />
Room to lay.Stores adequate.<br />
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<u>Supers(2)</u><br />
Top super 8 frames capped 4 frames foundation including 1 added.<br />
Bottom super 5 frames capped, 3 frames uncapped and 4 frames foundation<br />
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Bee Temper: 8<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#4</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Single Deep)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood on 7 frames in all stages including eggs.<br />
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<u>S</u><u>upers(2+1)</u><br />
Both existing supers nearing capacity.<br />
Put pre-used castellated shallow from Hive #9 under existing supers.<br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 5<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#6</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Brood and a Half)</u><br />
Queen (2014 Green) not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
Shallow Box: Brood on 7 frames in all stages including eggs. Moved capped store frames (3) to supers exchanging with foundation frames.<br />
Deep Box: Brood on 8 frames in all stages including eggs.<br />
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<u>Supers(3)</u><br />
Top super heavy, frames capped<br />
Middle super heavy, frames uncapped<br />
Bottom super being drawn.<br />
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Bee Temper: 7<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#8</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Deep)</u><br />
Queen (Green 2014) not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood on 7 frames in all stages including eggs.<br />
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<u>Supers (2)</u><br />
Space available<br />
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Bee Temper: 6<br />
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<strong><u>Summary</u></strong><br />
9 Stocks (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10)<br />
6 Queenright (not #3, #7, #10)<br />
6 with Marked Queens (not #3, #7, #10)<br />
6 with Supers (not #5, #7, #10)<br />
5 with Marked Queens and Supers (#1. #2, #4, #6, #8)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018480203362694988.post-38259988676911221432014-07-14T12:03:00.000+01:002014-07-14T12:39:00.579+01:0013th July - Post SBI and Basic AssessmentsWelcome 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.<br />
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<u><strong>General Apiary</strong></u><br />
Temperature 25C, weather sunny. Time 14:30<br />
<br />
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.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#1</u></strong><br />
<u>Supers(2)</u><br />
Top super 2 frames stores.<br />
Bottom super 6 frames stores.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#2</u></strong><br />
<u>Supers(1+1)</u><br />
8 frames ripe.<br />
Undersupered with foundation.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#3</u></strong><br />
<u>Supers(1)</u><br />
4 frames capped, 1 removed for frame entry to Honey Show.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#4</u></strong><br />
<u>Supers(2)</u><br />
New foundation super added on Thursday fully drawn and being filled.<br />
Second super ready.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#5</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Brood and half)</u><br />
Deep Brood still not drawn since shook swarm on 1st June so put Shallow Brood Box (Castellated) under Deep.<br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 8<br />
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<u>Supers(0)</u><br />
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<strong><u>Hive#6</u></strong><br />
<u>Supers(1+1)</u><br />
Undersupered with foundation.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#7</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (14x12+Shallow)</u><br />
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).<br />
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Bee Temper: 4<br />
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<u>Supers(0)</u><br />
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<strong><u>Hive#8</u></strong><br />
<u>Brood Chamber (Deep)</u><br />
Queen (Green 2014) seen.<br />
Sealed/Unsealed and torn down Queen Cells all removed as eggs and laying queen. Inspection of sealed Queen cells revealed dead larvae/pupae. <br />
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Bee Temper: 8<br />
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<u>Supers (2)</u><br />
Space available<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Nucleus#10</u></strong><br />
Quiet at entrance but bees in residence.<br />
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<strong><u>Summary</u></strong><br />
9 Stocks (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10)<br />
6 Queenright (not #3, #7, #10)<br />
6 with Marked Queens (not #3, #7, #10)<br />
6 with Supers (not #5, #7, #10)<br />
5 with Marked Queens and Supers (#1. #2, #4, #6, #8)<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018480203362694988.post-19337181279891400412014-07-06T22:34:00.000+01:002014-07-14T12:04:32.307+01:006th July - Limited InspectionsWelcome 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.<br />
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<u><strong>General Apiary</strong></u><br />
Temperature 18C, weather fair, windy. Time 14:30<br />
<br />
Due to BBKA Basic Assessments inspections limited to hives 1, 6 & 7.<br />
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<u><strong>Hive #1</strong></u><br />
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Instructor:LH</div>
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Class: General</div>
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<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen (Yellow 2014) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood in all stages and eggs.<br />
Stores adequate.<br />
Foundation frame moved into brood nest.<br />
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<u>Supers (2)</u><br />
Top super being filled.<br />
Bottom super being drawn..<br />
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<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 9.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive #6</u></strong><br />
Instructor: BH<br />
Class: General<br />
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<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen (2014) seen and marked Green.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
8 frames of brood no drone.<br />
Stores adequate.<br />
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<u>Shallow Brood</u><br />
Queen not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
8 frames of brood including drone.<br />
Stores adequate.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers(1)</u><br />
8 frames stores capped.<br />
3 frames being filled.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 5<br />
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<strong><u>Hive #7</u></strong><br />
Instructor: BH<br />
Class: General<br />
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<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Not inspected.<br />
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<u>Shallow Brood (Castellated)</u><br />
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.<br />
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<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 5<br />
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<strong><u>Summary</u></strong><br />
9 Stocks (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10)<br />
6 Queenright (not #3, #7, #10)<br />
6 with Marked Queens (not #3, #7, #10)<br />
6 with Supers (not #5, #7, #10)<br />
5 with Marked Queens and Supers (#1. #2, #4, #6, #8)</div>
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<u><strong>Hive #1</strong></u><br />
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Queen seen.</div>
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<strong><u>Hive #2</u></strong><br />
Queen seen.<br />
1 frame short in brood chamber.</div>
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<u><strong>General Apiary</strong></u><br />
Temperature 20C, weather sunny. Time 14:30<br />
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Due to being required for BBKA Basic Assessments tomorrow, hives #1 & #2 were not inspected. Presence of Drone Brood required for Basic Assessment use.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive #3</u></strong><br />
Instructor: TB<br />
Class: General<br />
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<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen (Green 2014) not seen.<br />
14 unsealed Queen Cells. Knoched down all bar 2.<br />
6 frames sealed brood.<br />
2 frame of stores.<br />
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<u>Supers (1)</u><br />
Being drawn.<br />
1/5 frame stores.<br />
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<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 7.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive #4</u></strong><br />
Instructor: RW<br />
Class: Novice<br />
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<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen (Green 2014) seen marking wearing off.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
8 frames brood in all stages and eggs including drone.<br />
8 frames stores.<br />
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<u>Supers (2)</u><br />
Top super with 9 frames of capped stores 3/4 full.<br />
Bottom super not yet drawn. Moved to Hive #6.<br />
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Bee Temper: 8<br />
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<strong><u>Hive #5</u></strong><br />
Instructor: RW<br />
Class: Novice<br />
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<u>14x12 Brood</u><br />
Deep frame inpart filled with pollen.<br />
Foundation frames not drawn. Shook swarmed 1/6.<br />
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<u>Shallow Brood (Castellated)</u><br />
Queen seen Green (2014).<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
7 farmes brood in all stages including drone and eggs.<br />
2 frames stores.<br />
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<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 9<br />
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<strong><u>Hive #6</u></strong><br />
Instructor: BD<br />
Class: Beginner<br />
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<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen (2014) unmarked not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
7 frames of brood including drone and eggs..<br />
3 half frames of stores.<br />
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<u>Shallow Brood</u><br />
Queen (2014) unmarked not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
9 frames of brood including drone.<br />
3 frames stores - moved to super and replaced with drawn comb.<br />
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<u>Supers(1)</u><br />
9 frames with stores.<br />
Added shallow box of foundation.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 8<br />
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<strong><u>Hive #7</u></strong><br />
Instructor: BD<br />
Class: General<br />
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<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen not seen<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Only 1 frame partially drawn. Shook swarmed 1/6.<br />
<br />
<u>Shallow Brood (Castellated)</u><br />
Queen not seen.<br />
Suspected 'King' Cells rasied on drone brood.<br />
Only frame with worker brood was test frame inserted 2 weeks ago. Replaced old test frame with new test frame.<br />
1 frame of drone brood.<br />
Equivalent of 6 frames stores.<br />
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<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 6<br />
Suspect Laying Workers.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive #8</u></strong><br />
Instructor: TB<br />
Class: General<br />
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<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen (Green 2014) seen.<br />
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.<br />
5 frames brood including eggs. 2 moved to nuc replaced with foundation.<br />
3 frames stores. 1 moved to nuc replaced with foundation.<br />
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<u>Supers (2)</u><br />
Comb drawn in lower box with some stores.<br />
4 combs drawn in top super.<br />
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<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 7<br />
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<strong><u>Hive #9</u></strong><br />
Instructor: LH<br />
Class: General<br />
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<u>14x12 Brood</u><br />
Queen not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
2 frames with brood all drone.<br />
1 partially drawn frame. Shook swarmed 1/6.<br />
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<u>Shallow Brood Castellated</u><br />
Queen not seen<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Largely full of sealed drone brood.<br />
1 frames of stores.<br />
Queen eXcluder inserted between boxes to confine drones to top shallow box..<br />
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<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 8<br />
Laying Workers - Colony shaken out and stock dispersed.<br />
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<strong><u>Nucleus #10</u></strong><br />
Formed from Hive #8, see above.<br />
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<strong><u>Summary</u></strong><br />
9 Stocks<br />
6 Queenright (not #3, #7, #10)<br />
5 with Marked Queens (not #6)<br />
6 with Supers (not #5, #7, #10)<br />
4 with Marked Queens and Supers (#1. #2, #4, #8)</div>
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<u><strong>General Apiary</strong></u><br />
Temperature 20C, weather sunny. Time 14:30<br />
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Potential for holding BBKA Basic Assessments June/July being explored.<br />
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<u><strong>Hive #1</strong></u><br />
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Instructor:LH</div>
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Class: General</div>
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<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen (Yellow 2014) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood in all stages and eggs.<br />
Stores adequate.<br />
Foundation frame moved into brood nest.<br />
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<u>Supers (2)</u><br />
No details.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 9.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive #2</u></strong><br />
Instructor: TB<br />
Class: General<br />
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<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen (Green 2014) seen.<br />
No Queen cells.<br />
5 frames brood in all stages including drone.<br />
1.5 frame stores.<br />
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<u>Super(1)</u><br />
5 frames stores.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: ?<br />
</div>
</div>
<strong><u>Hive #3</u></strong><br />
Instructor: TB<br />
Class: General<br />
<br />
<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen (Green 2014) seen.<br />
10 unsealed Queen Cells. Lack of drawn comb to lay in, added 3 drawn frames and kocked down all Queen Cells.<br />
6 frames brood in all stages.<br />
1 frame of stores.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers (1)</u><br />
Being drawn<br />
<u></u><br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 10.<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive #4</u></strong><br />
Instructor: RW<br />
Class: General<br />
<br />
<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen (Green 2014) seen marking wearing off.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
7 frames brood in all stages and eggs including drone.<br />
7 frames stores.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers (2)</u><br />
Top super with 9 frames of capped stores.<br />
Bottom super not yet drawn.<br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 8<br />
</div>
<div>
<strong><u>Hive #5</u></strong><br />
Instructor: PR<br />
Class: General<br />
<br />
<u>14x12 Brood</u><br />
Deep frame inpart filled with pollen.<br />
Foundation frames not drawn. Shook swarmed 1/6.<br />
<u></u><br />
<u>Shallow Brood (Castellated)</u><br />
Queen seen Green (2014).<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
6 farmes brood in all stages. No drone brood.<br />
3 frames stores.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 9<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive #6</u></strong><br />
Instructor: PR<br />
Class: General<br />
<br />
<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen (2014) not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
7 frames of brood no drone.<br />
No stores.<br />
<br />
<u>Shallow Brood</u><br />
Queen not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
6 frames of brood including drone.<br />
4 frames stores<br />
<br />
<u>Supers(1)</u><br />
4 frames stores.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 8<br />
<u></u><br />
<strong><u>Hive #7</u></strong><br />
Instructor: PR<br />
Class: General<br />
<br />
<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen not seen<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
No drawn frames. Shook swarmed 1/6. Beginning to draw.<br />
<br />
<u>Shallow Brood (Castellated)</u><br />
Queen not seen.<br />
No queen cells on test frame inseed last week but young unsealed queen cells elsewhere.<br />
Test frame plus one other frame with brood (4-5 day old larvae).<br />
Equivalent of 6 frames stores.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 6<br />
Possible newly mated queen. Consider test frame next week if required.<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive #8</u></strong><br />
Instructor: BD<br />
Class: Novice<br />
<br />
<u>Bottom Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen (Unmarked 2014) not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
No brood<br />
Very few stores.<br />
<br />
<u>Top Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen seen and marked Green.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
2 frames brood no drone brood.<br />
8 frames stores.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers (2)</u><br />
0 frames of stores<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 6<br />
Bottom deep brood removed.<br />
<strong><u></u></strong><br />
<strong><u>Hive #9</u></strong><br />
Instructor: TB<br />
Class: General<br />
<br />
<u>14x12 Brood</u><br />
Queen not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
2 frames with brood.<br />
1 partially drawn frame. Shook swarmed 1/6.<br />
<strong></strong><br />
<u>Shallow Brood Castellated</u><br />
Queen not seen<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Largely full of sealed drone brood.<br />
1 frames of stores.<br />
Queen eXcluder inserted between boxes to confine drones to top shallow box..<br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 10<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Summary</u></strong><br />
9 Stocks<br />
8 Queenright (not #7)<br />
7 with Marked Queens (not #7, #9)<br />
7 with Supers (not #5, #7)<br />
6 with Marked Queens and Supers (#1. #2, #3, #4, #6, #8)</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018480203362694988.post-38040461125425379682014-06-15T18:47:00.003+01:002014-06-16T20:58:06.059+01:0015th June - Fathers DayWelcome 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.<br />
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<u></u><br />
<u><strong>General Apiary</strong></u><br />
Temperature 18C, weather cloudy. Time 14:30<br />
<br />
Potential for holding BBKA Basic Assessments June/July being explored.<br />
<br />
<u>Spare Stock</u><br />
0 x Queen excluders<br />
1 x Deep with frames and foundation<br />
1 x Shallow with 6 frames and foundation.<br />
1 x Open Mesh Floor.<br />
2 x Empty 5 frame Nucleus Boxes<br />
Plenty empty shallow boxes, deep boxes, cover boards and roofs.<br />
<br />
<div>
<br />
<u><strong>Hive #1</strong></u><br />
<div>
<div>
Instructor:LH</div>
<div>
Class: General</div>
<div>
<br />
<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen (Yellow 2014) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood seen, few eggs.<br />
Stores adequate.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers (2)</u><br />
Stores adequate.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 9.<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive #2</u></strong><br />
Instructor: TB<br />
Class: General<br />
<br />
<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen (Green 2014) seen.<br />
No Queen cells.<br />
5 frames brood in good pattern.<br />
0.5 frame stores.<br />
<br />
<u>Super(1)</u><br />
4 frames stores from other hives added to foundation over Queen eXcluder.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Feed given 12/6 all gone. Feeder removed.<br />
Bee Temper: 10<br />
</div>
</div>
<strong><u>Hive #3</u></strong><br />
Instructor: TB<br />
Class: General<br />
<br />
<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen (Green 2014) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
5 frames brood in all stages.<br />
1 frame of stores.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers (1)</u><br />
Being drawn<br />
<u></u><br />
<u>General</u><br />
Feed given 12/6 all gone. feeder removed.<br />
Bee Temper: 8.<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive #4</u></strong><br />
Instructor: RW<br />
Class: General<br />
<br />
<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen (Green 2014) seen marking wearing off.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
5 frames brood.<br />
7 frames stores.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers (2)</u><br />
Top super of undrawn foundation put under super with 7 frames of capped stores.<br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 8<br />
</div>
<div>
<strong><u>Hive #5</u></strong><br />
Instructor: PR<br />
Class: General<br />
<br />
<u>14x12 Brood</u><br />
Test frame introduced last week cleaned out of eggs and larvae. New eggs in place.<br />
Foundation frames not drawn. Shook swarmed 1/6.<br />
<u></u><br />
<u>Shallow Brood (Castellated)</u><br />
Queen seen and marked Green (2014).<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
2 frames stores.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 8<br />
Feed given 12/6 all gone. Needs more feeding.<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive #6</u></strong><br />
Instructor: PR<br />
Class: General<br />
<br />
<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen (2014) not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
7 frames of brood<br />
No stores.<br />
<br />
<u>Shallow Brood</u><br />
Queen not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
6 frames of brood<br />
4 frames stores<br />
<br />
<u>Supers(1)</u><br />
4 frames stores.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Feed given 12/6 gone, feeder removed.<br />
Bee Temper: 7<br />
<u></u><br />
<strong><u>Hive #7</u></strong><br />
Instructor: PR<br />
Class: General<br />
<br />
<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen not seen<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
No drawn frames. Shook swarmed 1/6.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers (1) Castellated</u><br />
Equivalent of 8 frames stores.<br />
Removed Queen eXcluder and put in test shallow frame.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 2<br />
Strongly suspect as being Queenless.<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive #8</u></strong><br />
Instructor: TB<br />
Class: Novice<br />
<br />
<u>Bottom Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen (Unmarked 2014) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
No brood<br />
Adequate stores.<br />
<br />
<u>Top Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen not seen<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
2 frames brood<br />
6 frames stores.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers (2)</u><br />
0 frames of stores<br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 7<br />
<strong><u></u></strong><br />
<strong><u>Hive #9</u></strong><br />
Instructor: LH<br />
Class: General<br />
<br />
<u>14x12 Brood</u><br />
Queen not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
1 frame with brood.<br />
Only 1 partially drawn frame but bees working. Shook swarmed 1/6.<br />
<strong></strong><br />
<u>Supers (1) Castellated</u><br />
4 Queen Cells removed.<br />
2 frames of stores.<br />
Queen eXcluder removed.<br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 8<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Summary</u></strong><br />
9 Stocks<br />
8 Queenright (not #7)<br />
6 with Marked Queens (not #8, #7, #9)<br />
6 with Supers (not #5, #7, #9)<br />
5 with Marked Queens and Supers (#1. #2, #3, #4, #6)</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018480203362694988.post-75289660708923641282014-06-13T11:15:00.001+01:002014-06-13T11:15:30.064+01:0012th June - Midweek Trustee Visit<br />
<u><strong>General</strong></u><br />
Attendees: TB; FW; RW<br />
Hive #'s 2;3;5 & 6 fed 2 pints medium syrup.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018480203362694988.post-90040972732033700562014-06-13T11:11:00.001+01:002014-06-15T18:48:32.163+01:008th June - 9 Colonies InspectedWelcome 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.<br />
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<u></u><br />
<u><strong>General Apiary</strong></u><br />
Temperature 21C, weather sunny. Time 14:30<br />
<div>
<br />
<u><strong>Hive #1</strong></u><br />
<div>
<div>
Instructor:LH</div>
<div>
Class: General</div>
<div>
<br />
<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen (Yellow) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood seen, few eggs.<br />
Stores adequate.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers (2)</u><br />
Stores adequate.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 9.<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive #2</u></strong><br />
Instructor: NP<br />
Class: General<br />
<br />
<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen (Green) seen.<br />
No Queen cells.<br />
3 frames brood in good pattern.<br />
0.5 frame stores - low.<br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 9</div>
</div>
<strong><u>Hive #3</u></strong><br />
Instructor: TB<br />
Class: General<br />
<br />
<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen (Green) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
5 frames brood in all stages. 1 frame donated to Hive #8 as test frame.<br />
Low on stores<br />
<br />
<u>Supers (1)</u><br />
<u></u><br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 10.<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive #4</u></strong><br />
Instructor: FW<br />
Class: General<br />
<br />
<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen seen and marked Green.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
4 frames brood, none sealed. 1 frame donated to Hive #5 as test frame.<br />
6 frames stores.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers (2)</u><br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 9<br />
</div>
<div>
<strong><u>Hive #5</u></strong><br />
Instructor: FW<br />
Class: General<br />
<br />
<u>14x12 Brood</u><br />
Queen not seen, appears queenless majority of bees in super.<br />
Queen eXcluder removed.<br />
Test frame introduced from Hive #4.<br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 8<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive #6</u></strong><br />
Instructor: FW<br />
Class: General<br />
<br />
<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
4 frames of brood<br />
No stores.<br />
<br />
<u>Shallow Brood</u><br />
Queen not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
6 frames of brood<br />
4 frames stores<br />
<br />
<u>Supers(1)</u><br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 8<br />
<u></u><br />
<strong><u>Hive #7</u></strong><br />
Instructor: TB<br />
Class: General<br />
<br />
<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen not seen<br />
No Queen Cells<br />
No drawn frames<br />
<br />
<u>Supers (1)</u><br />
Equivalent of 8 frames stores.<br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 8<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive #8</u></strong><br />
Instructor: BD<br />
Class: Novice<br />
<br />
<u>Bottom Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen not seen<br />
Number of emerged Queen Cells and sealed Queen Cells with dead pupae.<br />
No brood<br />
Adequate stores.<br />
<br />
<u>Top Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen not seen<br />
Number of emerged Queen Cells and sealed Queen Cells with dead pupae.<br />
Inserted test frame from Hive #3.<br />
No brood<br />
Adequate stores.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers (2)</u><br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 9<br />
<strong><u></u></strong><br />
<strong><u>Hive #9</u></strong><br />
Instructor: TB<br />
Class: General<br />
<br />
<u>14x12 Brood</u><br />
Queen not seen<br />
No drawn frames but bees working.<br />
<strong></strong><br />
<u>Supers (1)</u><br />
5 frames of stores.<br />
<br />
Bee Temper: 7</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018480203362694988.post-64615893664415232102014-06-01T23:02:00.001+01:002014-06-01T23:02:50.414+01:001st June - Shook SwarmWelcome 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.<br />
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<u></u><br />
<u><strong>General Apiary</strong></u><br />
Temperature 20C, weather sunny. Time 14:30<br />
<div>
Hive #4 not inspected as awaiting establishment of new queen (sealed Queen Cell 11/5).<br />
Hive #6 not inspected as awaiting establishment of new queen (sealed Queen Cell 11/5).<br />
Hive #8 not inspected as awaiting establishment of new queen (sealed Queen Cell 18/5).<br />
<br />
Hives #5; #7; #9 subjected to precautionary Shook Swarm after EFB detected in area they came from 2 weeks ago.<br />
<br />
<u><strong>Hive #1</strong></u><br />
<div>
<div>
Instructor:LH</div>
<div>
Class: General</div>
<div>
Deep Brood, on grass.<br />
<br />
<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen (Yellow) seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood seen, few eggs. Empty drawn frame moved next to brood nest.<br />
Stores adequate.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers (2)</u><br />
Stores adequate.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 9.<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Nucleus #2</u></strong><br />
Instructor: NP<br />
Class: General<br />
mating nucleus.<br />
<br />
<u>Frames</u><br />
Queen seen marked Green.<br />
No Queen cells.<br />
1.5 frames brood in good pattern.<br />
0.5 frame stores - low.<br />
Transferred to deep brood box with 6 foundation frames as Hive #2.<br />
</div>
</div>
<strong><u>Hive #3</u></strong><br />
Instructor: RW<br />
Class: General<br />
Deep Brood.<br />
<br />
<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen seen marked Green.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
5 frames brood in all stages.<br />
Low on stores<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 10.<br />
Added 11 frame foundation super.<br />
</div>
<div>
<strong><u>Hive #5</u></strong><br />
Instructor: BD<br />
Class: Improver<br />
14x12.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Shook swarmed to deep brood box.<br />
Emerged swarm cells found. Virgin? queen took flight during inspection, Queen excluder beneath brood box removed as consequence.<br />
Very light super returned to hive,<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive #7</u></strong><br />
Instructor: BD<br />
Class: Improver<br />
14x12 (Converter)<br />
<strong></strong><br />
<u>General</u><br />
Shook swarmed to 14x12 brood box.<br />
Queen not seen.<br />
Light super returned to hive,<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Hive #9</u></strong><br />
Instructor: BD<br />
Class: Improver<br />
14x12<br />
<strong></strong><br />
<u>General</u><br />
Shook swarmed to 14x12 brood box.<br />
Queen not seen.<br />
Heavy super returned to hive,</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018480203362694988.post-75870988540309263072014-06-01T22:31:00.000+01:002014-06-01T22:31:28.848+01:0020/21 May - Extra ColoniesWelcome 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.<br />
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3 new colonies on 14x12 frames have been moved into the apiary. They have been recently checked by the SBI (22/4) and passed OK. The colonies come from an area with a history of EFB but as no EFB has been reported so far this year from that area the trustees agreed to forego a preventative shook swarm manipulation. The colonies have been positioned as hives #5; #7 and #9. All the hives have 1 super,Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018480203362694988.post-78215956175080164312014-06-01T22:22:00.000+01:002014-06-03T07:46:52.877+01:0018th May - Blazing SunWelcome 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.<br />
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<u></u><br />
<u><strong>General Apiary</strong></u><br />
Temperature 21C, weather sunny. Time 14:30<br />
<div>
Hive #4 not inspected as awaiting establishment of new queen (sealed Queen Cell 11/5).<br />
Hive #6 not inspected as awaiting establishment of new queen (sealed Queen Cell 11/5).<br />
<br />
<u><strong>Hive #1</strong></u><br />
<div>
<div>
Instructor:TB</div>
<div>
Class: General</div>
<div>
Brood and half, on grass.<br />
<br />
<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen seen - marked yellow.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
3 frames brood<br />
0 stores.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers (2)</u><br />
6 frames stores.<br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 9.<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Nucleus #2</u></strong><br />
Instructor: FW<br />
Class: Novice<br />
mating nucleus.<br />
<br />
<u>Frames</u><br />
Queen seen not marked.<br />
No Queen cells.<br />
3 frames brood.<br />
1 frame stores.<br />
</div>
</div>
<strong><u>Nucleus #3</u></strong><br />
Instructor: FW<br />
Class: Bovice<br />
mating nucleus.<br />
<br />
<u>Frames</u><br />
Queen not seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
5 frames brood in all stages.<br />
Low on stores<br />
Bee Temper: 9.<br />
Transferred to deep brood box with 6 additional foundation frames as Hive #3.<br />
</div>
<div>
<strong><u>Hive #8</u></strong><br />
Instructor: RW<br />
Class: General<br />
Double Brood, on slab.<br />
<br />
<u>Bottom Deep Brood</u><br />
No Queen seen.<br />
8 Queen Cells removed.<br />
6 frames of brood.<br />
4 frames of stores.<br />
<br />
<u>Top Deep Brood</u><br />
No Queen seen.<br />
10 Queen Cells 1 sealed and 1 unsealed left, rest removed.<br />
5 frames of brood.<br />
3 frames stores.<br />
<br />
<u>Supers (2)</u><br />
<br />
<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 7</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018480203362694988.post-32237274462410572762014-05-14T22:00:00.000+01:002014-05-14T22:00:25.695+01:0014th May - Midweek Trustee VisitWelcome 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.<br />
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<u></u><br />
<u><strong>General Apiary</strong></u><br />
Temperature 16C, weather sunny. Time 17:00<br />
<div>
Limited inspection to check nucleus #2 & #3 for brood and stores and Hive #8 for Queen Cells. Hives #1; #4 and #6 not inspected.<br />
<br />
<strong><u>Nucleus #2</u></strong><br />
<div>
<div>
3 frame mating nucleus plus 2 frames foundation.<br />
<br />
<u>Frames</u><br />
Queen not seen.<br />
No Queen cells.<br />
No brood or eggs.<br />
Stores still OK.<br />
</div>
</div>
<strong><u>Nucleus #3</u></strong><br />
3 frame mating nucleus plus 2 frames foundation.<br />
<br />
<u>Frames</u><br />
Queen seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
3 frames of Brood in all stages and eggs. Partially drawn frame replaced with frame of sealed brood from Hive#8.<br />
Shallow stores frame originally supplied now almost exhausted - replaced with deep frame of stores from Hive #8.<br />
</div>
<div>
<strong><u>Hive #8</u></strong><br />
Double Brood, on slab.<br />
<br />
<u>Bottom Deep Brood</u><br />
No Queen seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
6 frames of brood including 1 day old eggs.<br />
3 frames of stores.<br />
<br />
<u>Top Deep Brood</u><br />
No Queen seen.<br />
2 charged Queen Cells removed, eggs available.<br />
6 frames of brood including 1 day old eggs. 1 frame donated to Nuc#3 replaced with partially drawn frame at edge of brood nest<br />
3 frames of stores. 1 frame donated to Nuc#3 replaced with foundation frame.<br />
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<u>Supers</u><br />
2 shallow boxes.<br />
Moved new foundation box under box being filled. Both light.<br />
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<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 7<br />
Varroa count: Not checked<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018480203362694988.post-22812170558847229772014-05-11T21:48:00.000+01:002014-05-11T21:48:44.491+01:0011th May 2014 - SBI Health InspectionWelcome 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.<br />
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<u><strong>General Apiary</strong></u><br />
Temperature 13C, weather sunny. Time 14:30<br />
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All inspections carried out by our Seasonal Bee Inspector. Apiary given clean bill of health.<br />
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<u><strong>Hive #1</strong></u><br />
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Instructor:SBI</div>
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Class: General</div>
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Brood and half, on grass.<br />
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<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
2 Sealed Queen Cells left at last inspection (19th April originally seen 13th April).<br />
Queen seen - unmarked.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
No brood or eggs.<br />
Adequate stores.<br />
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<u>Shallow Brood</u><br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
No brood or eggs.<br />
Adequate stores.<br />
Queen excluder moved under box changing function to super.<br />
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<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 9.<br />
Varroa count nil.<br />
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<strong><u>Nucleus #2</u></strong><br />
Instructor: SBI<br />
Class: General<br />
3 frame mating nucleus.<br />
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<u>Frames</u><br />
Queen seen.<br />
No Queen cells.<br />
No brood or eggs - polished cells.<br />
Stores?<br />
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<strong><u>Nucleus #3</u></strong><br />
Instructor: SBI<br />
Class: General<br />
3 frame mating nucleus.<br />
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<u>Frames</u><br />
Queen seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
Brood in all stages.<br />
No stores - needs feeding.<br />
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<u><strong>Hive #4</strong></u></div>
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Instructor: SBI<br />
Class: General</div>
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Single Brood, on slab. <br />
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<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
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Queen not seen.</div>
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1 unsealed and 3 sealed Queen Cells found. 1 charged unsealed and 1 sealed cells left.</div>
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4 frames of mainly sealed brood.<br />
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<u>Supers (2)</u><br />
4 frames of stores.</div>
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<u>General</u><br />
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Bee Temper: Good</div>
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Varroa count nil.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#6</u></strong></div>
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Instructor: SBI<br />
Class: General<br />
Brood and half, on slab.<br />
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<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen not seen.<br />
See general for Queen Cells.<br />
5 frames of brood.<br />
Stores OK.<br />
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<u>Shallow Brood</u><br />
Queen not seen.<br />
See general for Queen Cells.<br />
7 frames of brood.<br />
Stores OK.<br />
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<u>General</u><br />
1 emerged Queen Cell and 2xsealed left.<br />
Pollen coming in and cells being polished.<br />
Bee Temper: 8<br />
Varroa count: unknown<br />
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<strong><u>Hive #8</u></strong><br />
Instructor: SBI<br />
Class: General<br />
Double Brood and half, on slab.<br />
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<u>Bottom Deep Brood</u><br />
No Queen seen.<br />
1 damaged and 2 unsealed Queen Cells removed eggs available..<br />
6 frames of brood including 1 day old eggs.<br />
Adequate stores..<br />
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<u>Top Deep Brood</u><br />
No Queen seen.<br />
2 charged Queen Cells removed, eggs available.<br />
6 frames of brood including 1 day old eggs.<br />
Adequate stores.<br />
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<u>Shallow Brood</u><br />
No Queen seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
No brood.<br />
Frames being drawn and filled with stores.<br />
Queen excluder moved under box changing function to super.<br />
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<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 7<br />
Shallow box of foundation added to top of hive.<br />
Varroa count: Nil<br />
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<strong><u>ACTIONS</u></strong><br />
<u>Hive #1</u><br />
Check for laying.<br />
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<u>Nucleus #2</u><br />
Check for laying.<br />
Refresh stores frame.<br />
Add sealed brood (from #8) if eggs.<br />
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<u>Nucleus #3</u><br />
Refresh stores frame.<br />
Add sealed brood (from #8).<br />
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<u>Hive #4</u><br />
Awaiting emergence and mating of queen leave 4 weeks.<br />
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<u>Hive #6</u><br />
Check for laying if pollen, otherwise leave for 3 weeks.<br />
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<u>Hive #8</u><br />
Potential to perform Artificial swarm if Queen found.<br />
Use as donor for sealed brood for nuc's.<br />
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<u><strong>General Apiary</strong></u><br />
Temperature 13C, weather sunny. Time 14:30<br />
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Due to hopeful Virgin Queen mating flights in Hive#1 and Nucs #2 & #3 inspections restricted to Beginner inspection of #4 and #6 and Novice inspection of #8. Swarm found high in hawthorn tree on arrival.<br />
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<u><strong>Hive #4</strong></u></div>
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Instructor: FW<br />
Class: Beginner</div>
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Single Brood, on slab. <br />
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<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
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Queen not seen.</div>
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5 unsealed and 1 sealed Queen Cells found. 2 charged unsealed cells left on marked frame.</div>
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7 frames of brood in all stages including 3 day old eggs.<br />
4 frame of stores..</div>
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<u>General</u><br />
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Bee Temper: 9</div>
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Frames of 2 supers repositioned for space.<br />
Varroa board not checked.<br />
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<strong><u>Hive#6</u></strong></div>
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Instructor: TB<br />
Class: Beginner<br />
Brood and half, on slab.<br />
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<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
Queen not seen.<br />
See general for Queen Cells.<br />
5 frames of brood.<br />
2 frames of stores<br />
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<u>Shallow Brood</u><br />
Queen not seen.<br />
See general for Queen Cells.<br />
6 frames of brood.<br />
6 frames of stores.<br />
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<u>General</u><br />
6 sealed and 1 unsealed Queen Cells found. 1 sealed and 1 unsealed queen cell left.<br />
Bee Temper: 9<br />
Varroa count: nil<br />
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<strong><u>Hive #8</u></strong><br />
Instructor: BD<br />
Class: Novice<br />
Double Brood, on slab.<br />
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<u>Bottom Deep Brood</u><br />
No Queen seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
6 frames of brood including eggs.<br />
3 frames of stores half full plus brood periphery.<br />
2 empty drawn frames.<br />
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<u>Top Deep Brood</u><br />
No Queen seen.<br />
2 charged Queen Cells in supersedure position removed, eggs available.<br />
8 frames of brood including eggs.<br />
2 frames of stores plus 1 frame half full plus brood periphery.<br />
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<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 7<br />
Super not yet been drawn. Removed Queen excluder to encourage drawing.<br />
Varroa board checked and low drop (<1 per day).</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018480203362694988.post-85443298171846762822014-04-27T18:37:00.000+01:002014-04-27T18:37:52.485+01:0027th April 2014 - April ShowersWelcome 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.<br />
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<u><strong>General Apiary</strong></u><br />
Temperature 12C, weather showery (heavy). Time 14:30<br />
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Due to inclement weather inspections restricted to Novice inspection of #8 and Beginner inspection of #4. Hive #1 and Nucleii #2 & #3 should have newly emerged virgin queens in residence pending mating flights. Hive #6 Varroa Board checked - zero drop.<br />
We appear to have had visitors and shelter been used as toilet! Shallow box of foundation frames appears to have disappeared from Hive #4 with shallow brood put above Queen Excluder or there has been an error in the records.<br />
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<u><strong>Hive #4</strong></u></div>
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Instructor: TB/NP<br />
Class: Beginner</div>
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Single Brood, on slab. <br />
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<u>Deep Brood</u><br />
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Queen seen.</div>
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5 Unsealed and 1 sealed Queen Cells destroyed.</div>
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4 frames of Brood including eggs.</div>
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Sufficient stores.</div>
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<u>General</u><br />
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Bee Temper: 9</div>
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Super heavy with 7 frames. 2nd super of foundation added (under).<br />
Varroa board not checked.</div>
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<strong><u>Hive #8</u></strong><br />
Instructor: BD<br />
Class: Novice<br />
Double Brood, on slab.<br />
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<u>Bottom Deep Brood</u><br />
No Queen seen.<br />
No Queen Cells.<br />
6 frames of brood including eggs.<br />
3 frames of stores half full plus brood periphery.<br />
2 empty drawn frames.<br />
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<u>Top Deep Brood</u><br />
No Queen seen.<br />
Single charged Queen Cell in swarm position removed, plenty of eggs.<br />
10 frames of brood including eggs.<br />
2 frames of stores half full plus brood periphery.<br />
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<u>General</u><br />
Bee Temper: 6 <br />
Super not yet been drawn.<br />
Varroa board checked and low drop (<1 per day).</div>
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