Went on site to check on the bees. There were more ants than I wanted to see, crawling all around the hive stand. I put down some pesticide and filled up the moats. Hopefully that will take care of things for a few days.
There were about 20 or so bees in the feeder jar. It looks like they are putting down a foundation of beeswax on one side of the jar.
I did take off the top cover to peek inside. The cover was glued very well to the hive body! I didn't scrape it off, I left it to make it easier to seal out the ants and weather.
I did see the bees actively removing any ants that got in the hive. The bees appeared to bite the ants and then pick them up and move off with them.
This coming saturday I will dust the bees as long as the weather is okay.
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