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Christchurch
Experience
Beginner
Date
Mar 7, 2021
Apiary Identifier
Home
Time of Day
16:30
Weather Conditions
Fine then pelted down with rain.
Hive Rating
4.00 star(s)
Queen Identified
No
Eggs
No
Larvae
Yes
Capped Brood
Mostly Uniform
Laying Workers
No
Queen Cells
No
Honey - food stores
High
Pollen present
Yes
Pests & Disease
  1. Varroa
Population
High
Number of Supers
0
Number of Brood Boxes
2
Temperament
Techy
Has hive swarmed
No
Honey Flow
In Progress
Signs of Robbing
No
3 box flowhive, two brood at 8 frames qe and flow above.

Bees propilising flow hive. Light numbers and zero honey after 6 weeks.

Top brood box 6 frames honey. Solid. Bottom box 2 frames honey at most. Tons of pollen cells. Some laying in patches but looking honey / pollen bound. In bottom.

Removed two frames honey from top and replaced them with empty frames in the centre to let the bees build out.

Removed flow hive. Not being used

Started raining part way through. Before that Bees swarmed me when removing second brood. Plastic frames sticking like crazy.

Use wooden frames for brood. Plastics used in honey boxes.
 


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