Posted on 06-02-2021   February hive check
All four hives have a little activity from the outside. Hive hefting not possible, so will likely feed fondant to all. Posted on 22-12-2020   Winter check of the hives
Hives one to four checked for blocked entrances and any sign of mouse or woodpecker ingress - None found. Posted on 12-10-2020   Hive 4 feeding
Hive 4 contact fed with 50:50 water/sugar mix Posted on 12-10-2020   Hive 3 fed with contact feeder
Hive 3 contact fed with 50:50 water/sugar mix Posted on 12-10-2020   Preparation for winter part 2
All four hives have been hefted to check food stores: Hives 3 and 4 require contact feeding Posted on 12-10-2020   Preparation for winter
All four hives have been given a dose of Api Life Var to treat for Varroa mites Posted on 26-08-2020   Completed a successful honey harvest
20 jars of honey harvested across hives 1,2, and 3 Posted on 15-08-2020   Hive 4 inspection 13/8/2020
Successfully requeened with a good cluster of capped brood in the brood box. Two frames to harvest above the queen excluder. Posted on 15-08-2020   Hive 3 inspection 13/8/2020
Healthy rampant bees with two supers of honey and 10 frames to harvest. Porter bee escape has already been deployed below the two boxes. Posted on 15-08-2020   Hive 2 inspection 13/8/2020
Healthy bees with one super of honey, which is partly capped. Posted on 15-08-2020   Hive 1 inspection 13/8/2020
Healthy bees with two supers containing a little uncapped honey. Posted on 31-07-2020   Hive 3 inspection 28/7/2020
Top super full and porter bee escape added. Swapped three frames from below QE to lower super to encourage nectar storage. Posted on 31-07-2020   Hive 2 inspection 28/7/2020
Honey accumulating in super. Will check for capped honey in a week's time. Posted on 31-07-2020   Hive 1 inspection 28/7/2020
Honey accumulating in lower super. Will check for capped honey in a week's time.

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