Every time a hive is opened it sets them back a few days so I've left the new queens to do their thing for a couple weeks.
Dmitry Hive
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| Dmitry Queen |
I expected to see progress in the Dmitry hive today and she's laying in a good brood patter, but remains in the center 4 frames. Last year it took the Sasha split most of the summer to spread out in the first box so I'm not concerned at the lack of progress with Dmitry.
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| Dmitry Brood |
Sasha Hive
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| Sasha Brood |
Starting out with a hive full of bees has certainly given the Sasha hive and their new queen an advantage. The top box is heavy full of honey! And the bottom two boxes are full of brood so I added the third brood box (I use three mediums instead of two deeps).
OV Hive
The OV hive had two honey supers on top of the three hive bodies and, as of a few weeks ago, they had not yet drawn out the frames. But today I saw capped honey in the top box when I peered down between the frames so I added a third honey super!
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