The hive IQ/orange hive had no resident bees-just robbers, but also they left us a full box of honey! So...weird? There are no dead bees and they didn’t swarm (because half would’ve been left behind) they absconded for some reason. Maybe the noise and disturbance of replacing the retaining wall?
The two boxes against the wall were basically empty frames, and there were even a few wax moth larvae present. The top two boxes both have honey and lot's of pollen, and we'll get to harvest at least 10-12 frames.
The two boxes against the wall were basically empty frames, and there were even a few wax moth larvae present. The top two boxes both have honey and lot's of pollen, and we'll get to harvest at least 10-12 frames.
The white/Swedish hive however, is doing great: they have two boxes full of capped honey and then space in the third box for brood. Hopefully they are well stocked to get through the winter.
You can see them drinking the honey from the burr comb that they make to glue the boxes together. We scraped all that off as it makes it really hard to get the boxes open otherwise. They were gentle and totally OK with us checking on them.
You can see them drinking the honey from the burr comb that they make to glue the boxes together. We scraped all that off as it makes it really hard to get the boxes open otherwise. They were gentle and totally OK with us checking on them.
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