In my apairy there are currently:
:: Three new nucs (N5,6,7)
:: Three strong hives with healthy queens (H3,4,5)
:: One hive with declining queen (H1)
:: One hive raising a new queen (H6)
:: Eight honey supers
I also recently assembled and painted additional equipment including 5 deeps (to cover pail feeders) and three shallow supers. I will be ordering more deep frames, shallow frames, shallow foundation and wax foundation pins for the fall flow.
Sign at the street says "Local Raw Honey". =)
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Friday, August 17, 2012
2012 Nuc #7
Hive status: Raising a new queen (I hope)
Hive origin: New Nuc in August 2012
Queen type: Raised in 2012 from eggs from overwintered Hive #6 (Italian)
Significant events/observations:
8/11/12: Nuc created from 3 frames from Hive #6 (eggs, brood, food). Not sure if there were enough eggs, will have to check and perhaps grab a new frame of eggs.
8/25/12: Nuc still together but no queen cells. Added eggs from Hive #5.
9/29/12: Nuc empty and robbed out. Moved queen and two frames of brood from Hive #4 (robbed out) to this nuc and started newspaper combine with Nuc #5.
Hive origin: New Nuc in August 2012
Queen type: Raised in 2012 from eggs from overwintered Hive #6 (Italian)
Significant events/observations:
8/11/12: Nuc created from 3 frames from Hive #6 (eggs, brood, food). Not sure if there were enough eggs, will have to check and perhaps grab a new frame of eggs.
8/25/12: Nuc still together but no queen cells. Added eggs from Hive #5.
9/29/12: Nuc empty and robbed out. Moved queen and two frames of brood from Hive #4 (robbed out) to this nuc and started newspaper combine with Nuc #5.
2012 Nuc #6
Hive status: Raising a new queen (I hope)
Hive origin: New Nuc in August 2012
Queen type: Raised in 2012 from eggs from overwintered Hive #4 (Italian from CA package)
Significant events/observations:
8/11/12: Nuc created from 3 frames from Hive #4 (eggs, brood, food)
8/25/12: Nuc died and was robbed out. Moved frame with approx. 10 queen cells on it from Hive #6 over with bees and brood. Some of the cells were a tad smushed, so hopefully one healthy queen emerges. This nuc should have a head start on the N5 and N7, which just received eggs. Added entrance reducer to prevent robbing.
9/29/12: Nuc was empty and robbed out.
Hive origin: New Nuc in August 2012
Queen type: Raised in 2012 from eggs from overwintered Hive #4 (Italian from CA package)
Significant events/observations:
8/11/12: Nuc created from 3 frames from Hive #4 (eggs, brood, food)
8/25/12: Nuc died and was robbed out. Moved frame with approx. 10 queen cells on it from Hive #6 over with bees and brood. Some of the cells were a tad smushed, so hopefully one healthy queen emerges. This nuc should have a head start on the N5 and N7, which just received eggs. Added entrance reducer to prevent robbing.
9/29/12: Nuc was empty and robbed out.
2012 Nuc #5
Hive status: Raising a new queen (I hope)
Hive origin: New Nuc in August 2012
Queen type: Raised in 2012 from eggs from overwintered Hive #4 (Italian from CA package)
Significant events/observations:
8/11/12: Nuc created from 3 frames from Hive #4 (eggs, brood, food)
8/25/12: Nuc died and was robbed out. Moved 2 frames of eggs from Hive #3 and added entrance reducer to prevent robbing.
9/29/12: Small colony, no queen. Added queen and two frames of brood from Hive #4 (robbed out) to Nuc #7 and started newspaper combine with this nuc.
Hive origin: New Nuc in August 2012
Queen type: Raised in 2012 from eggs from overwintered Hive #4 (Italian from CA package)
Significant events/observations:
8/11/12: Nuc created from 3 frames from Hive #4 (eggs, brood, food)
8/25/12: Nuc died and was robbed out. Moved 2 frames of eggs from Hive #3 and added entrance reducer to prevent robbing.
9/29/12: Small colony, no queen. Added queen and two frames of brood from Hive #4 (robbed out) to Nuc #7 and started newspaper combine with this nuc.
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