This is the do or die moment for the colony. With this hive-check either the queen is making brood and the colony will get strong again, or no brood and the colony will peter-out an be gone by the end of August. As you may notice I am wearing less and less protective gear. I also stopped using the smoker before opening the hive.
Because of the split/ un-split the hive has three levels now. the top two were either honey or empty, no brood, but that is not uncommon for the top boxes.
The bottom box had brood! The babies are back and the bee experiment can continue!
We even got to see the queen, and both Ilana and I agree that she looks magnificent. We are not sure if this is Sally or not. The plan is to keep the hive closed for a couple weeks and just let the bees do what they do.
Because of the split/ un-split the hive has three levels now. the top two were either honey or empty, no brood, but that is not uncommon for the top boxes.
The bottom box had brood! The babies are back and the bee experiment can continue!
We even got to see the queen, and both Ilana and I agree that she looks magnificent. We are not sure if this is Sally or not. The plan is to keep the hive closed for a couple weeks and just let the bees do what they do.
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