Weather: Muggy, threatening rain
Stings: None
A quick check as it was about to rain very heavily and the bees were really hacked off th
Image by photogirl7.1 via Flickrat I was having a look. I did want to have a spin through the super but it was thick with bees that I hoped would be foraging so I nixed that idea. Plus as soon as I cracked open the crown board the guard bees were in my face and more turned up as I started to look through the frames. So, I left them to it. The super had only been on a few days so I don't think there would be much to see even if I'd kept on.I also checked the smaller colony that's raising the queen. I was wondering if they would need some brood from the bigger colony but it looked pretty healthy. I'll keep an eye on it as it could go south pretty quickly. I might move some over anyway as by the time I realise there is a problem it will probably be too late. I also fed the bees so they have enough to keep them going.
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