16 members attended on a warm, overcast afternoon. 20C.
Hive 1 – National WBC – Inspection deferred until 11 August for new queen to prove fertile.
Hive 1B – Dean Gregory – National 14X12, 5 BIAS, 4 stores, sufficient room. Queen seen. 1 standard brood frame replaced by 14X12. Chalk brood diminished. Temper 8.
Hive 1C – Dean Gregory – National. Originally a collected swarm seen emerging from Hive 1 and seen to be broodless & queenless on 30 June when 2frames of brood + 2 open queen cells from Hive 3 were added. I frame eggs.
Hive 1D – National nuc on 2 frames created on 14 July from Hive 1. Inspection deferred until 11 August. Entrance reduced due to wasps.
Hive 1E – National nuc on 3 frames created on 14 July from Hive 1. Inspection deferred until 11 August. Entrance reduced due to wasps.
Hive 2 – National Brood & Half. Inspection deferred until 4 August.
Hive 2A – National Brood. Inspection deferred until 4 August.
Hive 3 – National Brood. Inspection deferred until 4 August.
Hive 4 – Brian Herbert/Andy Horton – National Brood. 8 BIAS, 2 stores, sufficient room & stores. 3 supers, 2 full, 1 empty. 2 wet supers placed above crown board for clearing. Temper 7.
Hive 5 – Richard Williams/ Grant Pearce – National Double Brood. Queen seen below QE. Top 5 BIAS bottom not inspected. All brood in super above QE capped. Sufficient room & stores. 3 supers. Temper 9.
Hive Q96 – Chris Clark/Ali H/ Gareth C – National Double Brood. Top 3 BIAS, bottom 8 BIAS. 6 stores. Queen seen. Sufficient room & stores. 1 super. Temper 9.
Hive Q98 – Chris Clark/Ali H/ Gareth C – National Double Brood, Top 1 BIAS, bottom 8 BIAS. 7 stores. Queen seen. Sufficient room & stores. Second super added. New brood slow to draw. Temper 9.
Gareth, Green Hive – Gareth Cornelius/Chris Clark – 1National 14X12, 6 BIAS, remaining 4 frames undrawn, no stores. 1 super little drawn. Feeder. Temper 9.
Horton Hive – National Deep – Inspection deferred until 28 July
Horton Nuc – Andy Horton/Brian Herbert – National nuc on 2 frames created 7 July. Suspect cells monitored. Entrance reduced.
Paul&Rachel Hive – Rachel Bridgman – National Brood, 6 BIAS but limited eggs, 5 stores. Super removed & stores placed in brood chamber. High chalk brood. Temper 10.
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