October 30, 2009 - 12:30 pm

Its been about three weeks since I have visited the bees. It was 83º, breezy with scattered clouds.

Alpha Hive

There was a lot of activity at the hive entrance. The bees were bringing in white/yellow colored pollen.

Inside the hive: at first it didn't seem as though there were many bees, but they were packed in the frames on the top hive body. I removed three frames from the top hive body and peered down into the bottom hive body. There were as many bees in the bottom box as the top. I counted six frames of honey/pollen as of today.

Found eggs, larva of various stages


Beta Hive

This hive has alot more bees in both hive bodies than the Alpha hive. The bees are still storing honey and pollen. I removed a couple of frames from the top body and looked through to the bottom and things seem okay, I didn't really want to disturb the girls too much.

Found eggs, larva of various stages