Under Lockdown restrictions after EFB confirmed two weeks ago. Weather 20 degrees, cloudy.
Hive#1 Inspected by David Parkinson. Brood Chamber: 14 x 12.
QNS, Lots of Qc’s after killing Q last week, all taken down bar two best ones on frame 7. 6 f brood, 3 f stores, room ok, 1 super most empty. Temper 8.
Hive#2 Inspected by Liz. Brood Chamber: 14 x 12.
QS, 8 play cups ,not charged, 8 f brood, stores and room OK. 1 super filling. Temper 7, Not yet pulling shallow varroa trap. 3 stings, not happy bees.
Hive#4 Inspected by Gaye. Brood chamber: National Deep.
QNS, 1 torn down Qc, 8 f brood BAS, stores and room ok, 3 supers, 2 full. Temper 8. Swapped some of the full super frames for empty with Hive#1.
Hive#5 Inspected by David, Brood Chamber: Deep and a Half.
QNS, 6 Qc’s, 4 f sealed brood, no eggs, some larva, stores and room ok. 2 supers. Removed all but 2 Qc’s as poss queenless. 1 frame with 2 Qc’s given to Hive#8. Very aggressive bees, Temper 4. Lots of stings.( poss due to being Queenless)
Hive#6 Inspected by Richard, Brood Chamber: Deep and a half.
QS, No Qc’s, 8d f brood, 6s f brood all stages, stores and room ok, 1 super nearly full. Temper 9
Hive#7 Left alone as poss Virgin queen, ( Qc’s left 22/5) check next week.
Hive#7A Not inspected.
Hive#8 Inspected by Richard. Brood Chamber: Deep.
No Queen, No Qc’s. Little brood mainly Drone left. Lots of stores and room. Added frame of brood with 2 Qc’s, 1 open 1 sealed, from Hive#5 ( no bees). Bees very agitated. Temper 6.
Hive#10 Inspected by Liz, Top Bar Hive.
QNS, no Qc’s, 3 f BAS. 2 f stores, room ok. Temper 10, Wax moth still evident and ants a problem.
Hive#15F Inspected by Gaye, Nuc in National Deep.
QNS, no Qc’s, 6 f Brood . BAS. 1.5 f stores, room ok, No super. Temper 10.
Hive#15H Inspected by Liz. Nuc in Deep.
QNS, no Qc’s, 5 f BAS and 1 day old eggs, stores and room ok, 1 super. Moved bees 3 ft towards no 3 position, before inspection, so bees very agitated, better to move after inspection.
Nuc’s 16 A and 16 B (both made up from colony 4) Not gone through but bees flying ok.