It looks like I have my first super of honey. The box was only added on Saturday and they appear to have completely drawn and filled all the frames. I was n't expecting them to fill it so fast and didn't have another super with me. Have to go back tomorrow to add another and check the other hives :-D.
Anyone near Seattle have an extractor I can borrow? ;)
SH
thats a problem everyone wants!!! good for you!!!!
slaphead,
Is this on a first year hive or an established one? If first year, what did you start with in terms of package size and foundation type? And when did you start them? Did they have to start from scratch and build out comb in the brood boxes, or did they have established comb already? And, what might they be bringing in now in our area for making honey? I don't see any blackberries blooming yet, and not much clover either.
Inquiring (newbee) minds want to know. :-D
Rickomatic,
It's a first year hive started as a 3 pound package on April 15. The bees are Italians and this particular colony was started on wax foundation in standard 10-frame deeps. I'm not sure what the major nectar source has been for there are many wild flowers and trees in bloom at this time including Buttercup, Lupine, Broom, Dogwood, Horse chestnut, Rowan and what looks like Hawthorne (but isn't). The Blackberry buds are forming but haven't opened yet. I have 2 other first year hives in this location. One seems to be about 2 to 3 weeks behind the top performer, the third has just started to build out its second deep and I'm a little concerned about how slow it has been compared to the first two.
SH