Although it rained, I still didn't see any ants. I might have to put down more pesticide.
Checked the feeder jar - it was down by 1/8. Left it in place.
Opened up the hive to see how far along the bees were in drawing out comb on the frames.
There was burr comb in a few spots, cleaned it out.
While I was getting a good grip on a frame I accidently pressed too hard on a couple of bees. One of them retaliated. I didn't feel the sting, but I did notice the bee was stumbling away and then I saw the stinger in the tip of my thumb. So that ended the inspection for that frame, I carefully put it back in place. So far it looks like I'm not allergic to the bees.
Put my frame holder to use today. It works quite well, holds three frames without problems.
Found the queen! It looks to me like she is doing a great job
The bees have 5 full frames capped brood , a 6th frame drawn on one side with brood and the other side half drawn out.
A 7th frame has workers all over it, looks like they are beginning to draw out comb on one side.
Installed a second brood chamber. This chamber has 100% beeswax foundation. It will be interesting to see what the bees do.
Heres a couple of photos...
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