Time for another check up. Last time we found the queens and marked each one to make it easier to find her as the population increases. We decided to put another deep on so they have some growing room for the summer. We want them to put up lots of honey and pollen for their winter stores. They should have 1000 or so bees a day hatching. During this check we checked for brood, looked for disease and checked over all health. You always want to either find the queen or look for evidence that she is there laying eggs like lots of brood.

One hive was busier than the other but both definately had increases in populations. The bees were still pretty docile and I have yet to have to use any smoke when working in the hives.



I had removed a couple of empty frames and put aside so I can start pulling frames and check. We had scrapped off the old bees wax on the frames and the girls are busy building out new wax.



Closer look at the frame being drawn out with new wax.



Remember we marked our queens with green. Can you spot her? In the busier hive she was in the upper deep looking for good cells for laying eggs. I suspect in a few weeks they will be full of brood.