16 members attended, bright & showery, 18C

Hive 1 – Liz Hawes/ Anne-C Ballard – WBC double brood, queen seen, no queen cells, B1 9 BIAS,B2 9 stores.  Frame eggs donated to 5.  Sufficient space & stores.  2 supers. temper 10. <1 varroa.  foam strip added to block rear gap.

Hive 1A –  David Parkinson – National  14 X 12, no queen, no queen cells, no brood, stores & room.  1 super. Temper 2.  no varroa.  Removed hive & merged with ‘green hive?’, placed in Hive 2 position?

Hive 2 – Graham Rowden/ Chris Clark – National brood & half, queen not seen, no Queen cells, 8 BIAS, 2 stores, room, 1×1/2 frame moved to super for space. 2 supers.  Temper 8

Hive 3 – Peter Reader – National double brood, queen seen, no queen cells, B1 7 BIAS 3 stores, B2 9 BIAS 2 stores, sufficient room.  1 Super, 1 added. Temper 8

Hive 4 – Brian Herbert – National deep, queen seen, no queen cells, 6BIAS, sufficient space & stores, moved 1 frame inside pollen barrier.  4 supers. Varroa 3/day.

Hive 5 – Brian Herbert – National deep, queen not seen, 1 queen cell, no brood, 10 stores, sufficient room. QC removed, empty. Frame eggs/young brood added.   2 supers. Temper 7.  Varroa >16.

Hive 5A – Brian Herbert – National nuc, queen not seen, 2 Queen cells, 1 brood, drone, 2 stores, space, Temper 9.  Terminate.