Seventeen members attended the Apiary. Initially cloudy, 20C.
Hive 1 – David Parkinson/Dean Gregory – WBC Double Brood reduced to single. 1QC left on 7/7, further 13 QC’s. Decision to reduce to single brood & create 2 nucs (1D & 1E). 2 QC’s left with 6 brood & 4 stores. Temper 9.
Hive 1B – David Parkinson/Dean Gregory – National 14X12, 6 brood, 4 stores, space, feeder removed. Chalk brood increased.
Hive 1C – David Parkinson/Dean Gregory – National Nuc, Queen emerged, additional QC donated to Mel Espin.
Hive 1D – David Parkinson/Dean Gregory – National nuc created with 2 capped QC’s 1brood frame 1 stores.
Hive 1E – David Parkinson/Dean Gregory – National nuc created with 2 capped QC’s 1brood frame 2 stores.
Hive 2 – Not inspected, queen pupating.
Hive 3 – Peter Reader – Queen recently emerged, remaining QC destroyed. 8 brood, sufficient stores & room. 2 supers.Temper 8. Not for inspection until 4th August.
Hive 4 – Phil/Brian Herbert/Andy & Janette – National Deep. Brood not inspected, boxes split & base of frames checked for QC’s. 5 supers of which 2 placed above clearer board for removal Tuesday am. Temper 7. 38lbs honey extracted.
Hive 5 – Richard Williams/Simon App – National Double Brood, Dt 3brood, 5 stores, Db 7 brood. no eggs, sufficient stores & space. 3 supers all BIAS. Rationalised to 1 super BIAS. Queen replaced below QE. Queen long & thin so may be passing through QE. Temper 9.
Hive 96 – Chris Clark/Rowan Roberts/Ali – National Deep, 9 BIAS, an increase of 1 in 1 week so increased to Double brood, moving 1 frame brood up. 6 stores in super. Queen seen. Temper 9
Hive 98 – Chris Clark/ Rowan Roberts/ Ali – National Deep, 9 BIAS an increase of 1 in 1 week so increased to Double brood, moving 1 frame brood up. ^ stores in super, Sufficient room.
Green ‘Gareth’ Hive – Chris Clark – National 14×12, 5 BIAS, no stores, Queen seen, 1 super. Feeder replenished.
Paul & Rachel Hive – Paul/Rachel/Peter Reader – National Deep , 5BIAS, sufficient new stores & pollen, 1 super. Temper 10 .
Horton Hive – Phil/Brian Herbert/Andy & Janette – National Deep with queen on 1brood & 1 stores in nuc above. Many emergency QC’s added to the 1 left on 7/7. 3 left, rest removed. 1 super. Feeder removed. Temper 7. Check 4 Aug.
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