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casaravenbees2018-09-26 07:44 pm
greenwapiti) wrote in casaravenbees2018-09-26 07:44 pm
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We did a mini-inspection this evening of the honey supers after our first small honey harvest last month.
The Mother Hive had only one frame harvested. It has fair amount of uncapped honey in the center frames, with a smaller amount towards the outside. There were a couple of patches of capped honey across the super. Lots of bees with head in and butts sticking out!
The Persister Hive had three frames harvested. Because it has no foundation in the super, we had cut out comb to harvest, leaving some comb in the frames. On this inspection, the bees had cleaned up the areas that were cut out, but hadn't redrawn much comb yet. There were a couple of patches of capped honey and a number of frames with some uncapped honey, but not a lot of honey storage in that super right now.
The water was refreshed, and we wrapped it up!
The Mother Hive had only one frame harvested. It has fair amount of uncapped honey in the center frames, with a smaller amount towards the outside. There were a couple of patches of capped honey across the super. Lots of bees with head in and butts sticking out!
The Persister Hive had three frames harvested. Because it has no foundation in the super, we had cut out comb to harvest, leaving some comb in the frames. On this inspection, the bees had cleaned up the areas that were cut out, but hadn't redrawn much comb yet. There were a couple of patches of capped honey and a number of frames with some uncapped honey, but not a lot of honey storage in that super right now.
The water was refreshed, and we wrapped it up!