Well we did our second Spring check just to make sure all the hives have laying queens and they do. We saw brood and young larvae in all three hives which means things are progressing normally. We'll check again in a few weeks when we will probably split the hives. We saw lots of colorful pollen: yellow rose colored and a few flower petals still being brought in. Lots of shiny nectar being stored!
When we were new beekeepers we tended to overdo the hive checks. Now we have a goal and once the goal is accomplished we butt out! Today's goal was to make sure we had queen-right hives and to reduce the four super hive to three if the fourth wasn't needed. There were plenty of empty frames in three boxes so we took off the top box which was all empty frames and will clean things up and get ready to make splits. That way we can prevent swarming and double the size of our apiary. Thanks "bee" to God that we came out of the winter with three hives all strong and healthy.
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