It was 82º and partly cloudy at the Backyard Hive.
Backyard Bees
Replaced the feeder jar with a full one today. I opened up the hive to see what is going on with all of this sugar water consumption. In the top hive body, frames 4, 5, 6, and 7 have drawn comb! And there is curing nectar and sugar water. I also found areas that had eggs and pollen in these four frames. Frames 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, and 10 have a few bees roaming around and no signs of comb building. I did not remove the top hive body, I did not want to disturb the bees. Next visit I will do a more detailed inspection.
5 Pm
I removed a frame that was foundation only, and replaced it with a frame that has fully drawn comb and the top third has capped honey. The girls should clean it up and put it to use. I will see what progress they make on the next hive inspection.
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