Day 22

Ok, so the titles aren't very imaginative, but they are easy. 6 weeks is a milestone, which is 42 days. If the hive is growing and prosperous, we're good for the summer. Right now, it's pretty clear that both hives are in good shape with active queens.

In this pic, you can see the new comb - it starts out stark white, probably from the sugar. The porch hive is now building across 11 bars! 8 are nearly complete and the bees are very active filling in the missing bars. I had spaced out the old comb and the bees seem to want to fill in the gaps. They are doing their thing spanning the gaps with a bee chain.

I've been able to see a few brood cells toward the front, where they are expected to be. No luck seeing the queen are taking better pictures as yet; the one above is the only decent one so far. I have tried shining a flashlight up through the bottom screen. It has some interesting effects. I like this shot on an artistic basis, but it doesn't you much about the hive.

I fed the porch hive on the 5th, 9th, and 14th, so that's 6 times so far. The yard hive was fed on the 5th and 11th, 5 times.



Here's a great video on you tube; just takes a few minutes:  The beauty of pollination