First Peek at 2nd Brood Box

It is just amazing the progress that has occurred in only 9 days time! Not only is the hive noticeably busier with more and more of the bees now being the darker Russians, but they are going gang-busters in the second brood box with so many more bees to get the job done. Here is a lovely frame from the lower box that has capped brood, pollen and honey. :-)

I did not spot the queen today but there are plenty of eggs in both boxes and the brood has moved from being on the inner-most 3-4 frames out to nearly both sides of 5 frames.

While checking for queen cells I did spot this huge burr comb. Hated to remove as it sure is a thing of beauty but I know it will cause problems later if I don't. Nice brood pattern on this frame.

It was a textbook inspection. All looks good. Happy hive!