19 attended on a bright, sunny afternoon. 24C
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. Some Chalk brood. Temper 9.
Hive 1C – Dean Gregory – National. 6 BIAS, 3 stores, sufficient room & stores. High chalk brood on floor.
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 – Rowan Roberts/AliH/ Alison Turner – National Brood & Half. New queen, Brood 3BIAS, 1/2 brood full of stores. Sufficient room & stores. 2 supers 1/2 full. Very calm. Temper 9.
Hive 2A – Rowan Roberts/Ali Hollyberry – National Brood, fist-sized patch of brood. 1 QC. Sufficient room& stores.
Hive 3 – Peter Reader – National Brood, 7 BIAS, 2 stores. Queen seen, marked & killed. 2 supers. Temper 9
Hive 4 – Brian Herbert/Andy Horton – National Brood. 1 supersedure QC, 8 brood, no uncapped, 2 stores, sufficient room & stores. Health inspection clean. 3 supers, storing & capping in 2 supers placed above crown board for clearing. 23/7 Varroa, MAQS added. Temper 6.
Hive 5 – Richard Williams/Garath C – National Brood, sufficient room & stores. 3 supers, stores consolidated, super removed. Temper 8.
Hive Q96 – Chris Clark/Rowan R/ Gareth C – National Double Brood. Top 6 BIAS, bottom 9 BIAS. 6 stores. Queen seen. Sufficient room & stores. 1 super. 3/7 Varroa 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, old frames moved to sides, super removed. Feeder replenished. Temper 9.
Horton Hive – Brian Herbert/Andy Horton – National Deep, brief inspection, all ok.
Horton Nuc – Andy Horton/Brian Herbert – National nuc on 2 frames created 7 July. Brief inspection, all ok.
Paul&Rachel Hive – Paul/Liz Hawes/Anne-C B – National Brood, Queen seen at last! (black, beautiful). 7 BIAS, 3 drawn space, 1stores. Brood chamber as super, 2 stores 9 free Temper 10.
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