Hive check

Started by trapperbob, May 26, 2007, 04:41:29 PM

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trapperbob

 I did another inspection yesterday and couldn't beleive my eyes I put the second deep on last week end and they have so many eggs laid in it it's just amazing. The queen laid eggs on plastic foundation that had not even been drawn out and there having to build comb around the eggs she was a little slow getting started but she seems to be making up fo it very quickly heck the bottom box has tons of brood,eggs,pollen and honey all in it at this rate the hive will boil over with bees I'm stoked. And everything here seems to be starting to bloom or has been blooming so they have plenty of feed. It just gets better all the time.

amandrea

Hived my package May 16th. Inspected today.
First pulled tray from screened bottom board. Debri composed of small bits of white wax and very small balls of pollen showed they were on the middle two frames. Ants nesting there, ant spikes did no good, will try sprinkling cinnamon.
Took off cover, inner board looked good, had stapled screen from shipping package to it for ventalation with out requiring guards.
Super over a second inner cover used for feeding so the deer don't get it was full of bees at three feeders. 5 pounds of sugar consumed, replaced with one.
Took off second inner to inspect frames, information from tray correct, no eggs found, small band of pollen and honey across top.
Looks good, just worried about eggs being layed to hatch in time to take over hive.