12 members attended on a bright, sunny day. 22C.
Hive 1 – National WBC – Inspection deferred until 11 August for new queen to prove fertile.
Hive 1B – Dean Gregory – National 14X12, 6 BIAS, 4 stores, sufficient room. Queen seen. 1 super added. No Chalk brood. Temper 9.
Hive 1C – Dean Gregory – National. 6 BIAS, 2 stores, sufficient room & stores. 1 super added.
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. 9 BIAS, 2 stores, sufficient room & stores. 3 supers, 100%, 75%, 25% Storing & capping in 2 supers placed above crown board for clearing. Added Varroa board. Temper 7.
Hive 5 – David Parkinson/Dean Gregory – National Double Brood, both 9 BIAS, sufficient room & stores. 3 stores moved from top deep to bottom deep & QE moved between broods with queen in bottom brood. 3 supers. Additional super added. Temper 7.
Hive Q96 – Chris Clark/Rowan R/ Gareth C – National Double Brood. Top 6 BIAS, bottom 9 BIAS. 5 stores. Queen seen. Sufficient room & stores. 1 super. Varroa board inserted. Temper 9.
Hive Q98 – Chris Clark/Gareth C – National Double Brood, Top 3 BIAS, bottom 8 BIAS. 7 stores. Queen seen. Sufficient room & stores. 2 supers. 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. Post-inspection discussion suggested removing super to encourage work in brood chamber.
Horton Hive – Brian Herbert/Andy Horton – National Deep, queen hatched & laying.
Horton Nuc – Andy Horton/Brian Herbert – National nuc on 2 frames created 7 July. Queen seen, healthy brood. Entrance reduced.
Paul&Rachel Hive – Paul/Rachel Bridgman/Anne-C B – National Brood, 7 BIAS, 3 stores reduced to 1, 3 new drawn space added. QE added below brood chamber as super, 2 stores moved up from brood. Temper 10.
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