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I really am learning a lot!
I have this hive that swarmed this year. They made a queen, I saw her on May 3rd. But I believe she didn't get mated because the incident described in the title happened as I was doing a deep inspection. I found no eggs, no brood but a lot of honey.
The lower deep is about half honey and hatched brood cells. Some pollen. No eggs, no brood.
The upper deep is almost all honey and very danged heavy. Now I know why some folks say to go all medium
The super is more than half honey and mostly drawn.
There are still a lot of bees. And they are grumpy!
I am going to add a frame of eggs/brood from another hive and see if they make themselves happier.
Beekeeping is fun, except for this danged swelling
I have this hive that swarmed this year. They made a queen, I saw her on May 3rd. But I believe she didn't get mated because the incident described in the title happened as I was doing a deep inspection. I found no eggs, no brood but a lot of honey.
The lower deep is about half honey and hatched brood cells. Some pollen. No eggs, no brood.
The upper deep is almost all honey and very danged heavy. Now I know why some folks say to go all medium
The super is more than half honey and mostly drawn.
There are still a lot of bees. And they are grumpy!
I am going to add a frame of eggs/brood from another hive and see if they make themselves happier.
Beekeeping is fun, except for this danged swelling