- The one super left on the hive had a few frames still to build out with comb but the rest were being filled with nectar and honey. So I added a second super.
- What I need to do this week is checkerboard the second super and the first, to encourage the bees to build up
- I checked half the frames in the top deep and they mostly were building a lot of white comb at the top of the frames, which I cleared out.
- The box is getting very heavy and there was good looking capped honey in there.
- I didn't get to the bottom deep which is what I need to do next. I will get down there this week when I checkerboard the supers.
- I'm curious about a queen and if there are more eggs now than on June 18th. I think that by now there should be a new queen.
- The bees do act like there is a queen. There seems to be enough bees but I have definitely seen a reduction of bees coming in with full side pockets. In the spring, there is a constant number of bees bringing in pollen in various colors. Right now, I don't see them come in with much at all. That should change as new flowers begin to emerge including the goldenrod that will start blooming soon.
- I am still feeding the bees and will continue so that they can build up lots of comb that I can hopefully reuse next year and save a lot of time.
I need to begin thinking of winterizing the hive and get some hay into the bee yard for winter insulation...although I hate to think of winter at all during the summer.
I can't wait until I can checkerboard the top deep..but I think that will be a project for next spring when I am hoping I can expand the hive. And then that new deep will become hive #2...if all goes well.
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