Hive inspection 6/27/2011

Hive #1 - Did not see queen, but spotted some eggs and older larvae. Capped brood is about to hatch. Some drone cells noted. Comb building is still slow but hive appears happy and is calm.


Hive #2 - Swarm hive - New hive looks very crowded in only one medium super, so I added a second one. Placing the entrance feeder on top of the frames with an extra medium box did not work well, as bees were in a ball hanging off of inner cover. Too much robbing was happening with the feeder placed on top of inner cover with the top entrance open. I moved the entrance feeder to the entrance and thus far, the hive seems quiet and calm.