May 2, 2010 - 11 am

It was about 86º, partly cloudy and very windy at the bee yard.

Alpha Hive
Looked through a few frames and found that the bees are storing alot of honey in the deeps. I found plenty of eggs on just the frames I looked at so its looking better in this hive. I added a medium super to give the girls some room.

Beta Hive
There were alot of bees hanging out on the entrance area cleaning up and greeting bees. I looked through the honey super and there are more bees in it but no storage is going on. I looked through a few frames in the top deep and found plenty of eggs, larva and capped brood. I also found that there is a lot of honey being stored. So I added another honey super.

Swarm Hive
The girls just don't seem interested in the top deep. There also are not interested in the feeder jar. I looked through some frames and did find eggs and larva so that seems good. They are also storing alot of honey. I added a honey super in place of a hive body to see what the girls do.

Split Hive
I didn't bother the girls. I did check to make sure there were no obvious pests/issues on the outside and around the hive body. I will open them up next weekend and see how they are doing.