23C and cloudy.
Hive 1 – examined by Peter Reader – National Single Brood, 9 frames bees, 4 frames BIAS, 7 frames space. Queen seen. On 3 August it had 2 Supers, on 4 September there were 4, the top 2 being cleared and removed. Temper 7, health OK.
Hive 2 – examined by Peter Reader – National Brood & Half, 9 frames bees, 7 frames BIAS. Queen seen. Sufficient room & stores. 4 Supers, 3 removed. Very angry bees, temper 1.
Hive 3 – examined by Peter Reader – National Single Brood, 9 frames bees, 4.5 frames BIAS. Queen seen. Sufficient room. Health OK Temper 2 empty Supers removed. Short of stores, ‘English’ feeder added.
Hive 5 – examined by Anne-Chantal Ballard – National Double Brood, 22 frames bees, 7 frames BIAS. Queen seen. Sufficient room. 4 Supers having been removed for extraction on 3 August, now 2 empty Supers removed. Short of stores, ‘English’ feeder added.
Hive 7 – examined by Anne-Chantal Ballard – National Double Brood, 17 frames bees, 2 frames capped & uncapped brood. Queen seen. Sufficient room. 2 frames stores in brood, 9.5 in super. Temper 4
Hive 8 – Queen, hatched 10 July, marked 17 July, eggs & young larvae seen, found dead on floor. Colony combined, through newspaper, with Hive 14
Hive 14 – examined by Mel Espin – National Double Brood, 14 frames bees, 5 BIAS but few eggs. Sufficient room & stores, Temper 3, health OK. Hive 8 combined above newspaper.
Hive 15 – examined by Peter Reader – Top Bar, 11 frames bees, 8 BIAS, Queen (marked yellow) seen. Sufficient room & stores on each brood frame, still drawing comb. Temper 10.
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