Hive #2:
- frames are partially drawn,
- the hive is active
- easy to find queen
- bees seem to be using upper entrance (upside down intermediate board with some spacers under telescopic board) almost as often as they are using the bottom one
Hive #1
- unable to locate the queen, but presence of two day old eggs suggests she’s still in there somewhere.
- bees aren’t using upper entrance despite the fact that it’s been there for 3 days now
Upper box:
- the comb on one frame is being built
- bees are occupying at least 3 frames
- frames composition
- new
- new
- new
- new
- old
- new built up
- new foundation – partially built up
- new
- new
- new
Bottom box
- one new frame is built and already has eggs in it
- several new frames are built
- moved original frame one frame over and shuffled frames to put empty one right in the middle
- frames composition:
- foundationless – about 10% filled
- foundationless – about 90% filled, some honey stored
- plastic acorn
- foundationless – 90% filled,
- old wood
- foundationless – empty – inserted
- plastic acorn
- foundationless – 50% filled
- old wood
- new wood with foundation – built one side
Overall notes
- looks like decent pollen intake
- one hive had beetles
- ant everywhere, need to build legs