Thursday, 20 June 2013
We checked on the bees tonight. Lance made a comment about how calm the bees seemed to be. They couldn't have cared less that we were there. We were pulling out their frames, poking around and taking pictures. He said if that was a yellow jacket nest we would be dead! He is probably right. I am not sure what is going on, but those bees are building honey comb at an odd angle and the wax is not strong and seems to be breaking. As a result the bee larvae (developing bees) are exposed and some have fallen to the floor of the super. They don't seem interested in building any wax on the new frames in their hive yet and only a few have ventured into the top super. I wonder how long it will take them to get building up there? I guess we will find out. We got some great photos tonight, and I am always amazed at how many bees cluster up on one frame. i couldn't find the queen, which was one of my goals in today's visit. I'm sure she is there somewhere in the mass of buzzing busyness. Stay tuned for more bee fun.
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