585 viewsI have taken off the top box. I am looking at the drone comb that is made between the bottom of the one frame to the top of the next frame. I just tear it open when I lift off the hive body. Then I will take the larva and lok at them and look for varroa on them and in the cells. I found a total of three. Not to bad.
565 viewsIsn't that just so pretty.
538 viewsThe bees wondering where the 3rd floor has disappeared to.
524 viewsAfter Just four days they have started to store honey. I didn't see a lot of eggs or a queen. But there were a lot of bees at the bottom of the nuc. I decided I would throw in a brood frame from one of my other hives.
516 viewsThe compost bin hive. Lifting off the body. Love those hive bars.
513 viewsThe top rows from under the cover.
494 viewsNuc box from the swarm I picked up at American Heritage.
487 viewsPrying on the back making sure none of the frames from below are attached.
479 viewsA view of he inside of my top cover. Yes that is burr comb and yes it is filled with honey. It is very nice.
474 viewsMy observation hive. I took one side off.
474 viewsThe runway for the duckbox hive. It looks just like Atlanta airport.
469 viewsThey have pieced together the comb from the cutout the rubber bands are broken. I remove the bands. Check the cells and the queen is laying in them. I love this queen.
466 viewsThe frame removed from the nuc. That is where i will put the brood frame.
457 viewsThis is a brood frame. They are not capped but it is filled with very tiny eggs and some very tiny larva. i a going to take this frame and put it in the nuc. I will take a frame from the nuc and put it in the big hive. I brush all the bees off the frames before I swap them.
456 viewsYup four mediums loaded with brood. I will keep going with this queen. I don't seem to be able to keep up with her. I add boxes she keeps laying. Gotta love her.