Overview

Fourteenth day since Hive 2 was split from Hive 1. No uncapped brood or eggs in either hive. One recently emerged empty queen cell in Hive 2.

Photos

None.

Hive 1 – Woodpile

Observations

• 11 frames total.
• Active foraging with good income of nectar and pollen.
• Capped worker and drone brood.
• No eggs.
• No uncapped brood.
• Walking drones seen.
• Queen not found.
• No sign of small hive beetle or wax moth.
• No mite counts performed.

Frames

• 7 honey – about 50% full. Mostly uncapped nectar. Some capped honey.
• 5 brood – capped worker and drone. No queen cells or cups.

Actions

• None.
• Oil traps were swapped for diatomaceous earth after last inspection.

Hive 2 – Boathouse Roof

Observations

• This is the 14th day since this split was created.
• Capped worker and drone brood present.
• Good influx of nectar and pollen.
• No eggs or uncapped brood seen.
• One recently emerged queen cell.
• Large proportion of drones among the population.
• Moderate activity at the entrance.
• No sign of robbing or vermin.

Frames

• 2 brood – All capped or empty with ordinary pattern of honey and pollen cells surrounding brood. One recently emerged queen cell.
• 3 stores – New capped honey, new nectar.

Actions

• None.

Hive 3 – Boathouse Door

Observations

This hive is empty. It has been cleaned and placed onto a level block pad awaiting bees.

Frames

None.

Actions

None.

Plan of Action

• Inspect hives 1 and 2 in 20 days.
• If either hive still has no uncapped brood – re-queen or combine queenless colony.