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1st Year Inspection - Help !
Just finished first hive inspection and the good news is there seem to be plenty of honey in the top of the hive. Wintered on 3 mediums. Did find some concerning comb and what looks like necter but I cannot imaging where they are getting it. I've watched them bring in pollen on the warm days for the past 4-5 weeks but haven't seen anything blooming. The muddy looking comb and honey were concerning. BTW no chemicals in the hive all summer and have not been feeding them at all.
I appreciate any opinions.
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Re: 1st Year Inspection - Help !
All normal, sometimes honey that's been in the brood nest a while can look like that.
Many bees in the hive?
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2nd that motion - all in favor say "aye"
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Thanks. I wouldn't call this a strong hive but I'm new. Looks like a 4-5 frames covered in bees the rest a bit scattered. Not much brood just scattered on 3 frames.
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Maples have been blooming for a few weeks now. They don't have flowers exactly, but they do have pollen.
Dark comb is brood comb.
Scattered brood could be a problem. I have seen colonies in this area move off brood in favor of being closer to honey. It sets them back pretty badly.
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Where would they be getting necter this time of year? Several frames had a lot of uncapped honey/necter. Just trying to learn the local sources.
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NWABeek, could you post a pic of the brood?
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Here are two more. Didn't get a good shot of the brood patter but I think you can see it below. The other pic looks liked capped honey and necter but there are also some odd looking stuff in a few cells. What do you guys think?
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