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.