At the back yard bee hive it was 83º and partly cloudy.
Backyard Bees
There has been a lot of activity at the hive entrance the last couple of weeks. At around 1:30 pm or so every few days of this last week, there were several thousand bees that would swirl up and around the front of the hive for a few minutes then they would settle on the front of the hive and go back in. I am guessing its a swarm type behavior, but I have not seen my other hives do this.
Today's inspection
The top honey super has 4 frames that are capped and the rest are full of honey and are slowing being capped. There are hundreds of bees in this super working the frames. The middle honey super also has many bees but there is not much honey being stored in it. The bottom honey super has a few hundred bees but they are scattered throughout the frames and do not appear to be drawing comb or storing food in this honey super.
Top hive body
Frame 1 has a lot of comb building happening and the bees are storing some honey and pollen on it. Frame 2 has one side partially covered with honey and pollen, but not very much. the other side has mostly capped brood and eggs and some larva. No food stores on this side. Frame 3 both sides are covered in capped brood, eggs and larva. Same with frame 4. Frame 5 south side is just like frame 3, don't know about the north side didn't remove frame. Stopped inspection at that time. Looks like there is a queen because of finding so many fresh eggs.
Bottom hive body
Didn't look through it at this time.
At the Country Bee yard it was 82º, partly cloudy.
Swarm Hive
The honey super has 4 frames that are capped! The rest are full of honey and are being capped.
Top Hive Body
Noticed that some of the bees have varroa mites, even found a couple bees that had deformed wings. Started inspection at frame 10. It is a foundation only frame, no comb drawn or any kind of work very light frame no honey stored but a lot of pollen on the north side and south side( this is a food frame). Frame 8 has only capped brood, eggs and larva no honey stored and very little pollen
Alpha Hive
Beta Hive
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