[Mike Rice]

coming to end of my first summer and found frames looking like this, I can't find similar looking frames online to tell me if it is okay or a disaster

Hope someone can diagnosis for me

thanks
Mike

 

[Western]

Looks like plain ole capped honey to me. Looks like that in my brood frames, lighter on super foundation.

 

[little_john]

That's typical of what I see here when feeding sugar-syrup - capped honey here is usually a much light colour. But - people tell me that they also see this with capped honey - so there you go ...

But - either way, there's nothing there to be concerned about.
LJ

 

[Western]

Little John, I only see it like that on darker comb, extract the honey and it looks almost the same as honey from a purdy white frame from my supers. Not sure, but I think it is more "optical" due to comb color.

Hey, you also didn't use any cool old words like "fortnight" Like that old school "Engrish" ( Uncle Benny Hill)

 

[little_john]

LOL :w

LJ

 

[bushpilot]

Yep, capped honey. The wax/cappings look a little darker than a "first year" frame normally does to me, but no reason for concern.

 

[JWPalmer]

What you are seeing is called wet cappings. It is produced mainly by Caucasian (Russian) bees. I have both wet and dry cappings in my hives, but never in the same hive.

 

[Michael Bush]

As JWPalmer says, they are just wet cappings on honey. It's a genetic trait to do wet or dry cappings. Your bees are doing wet cappings. Dry cappings have a bit of air between the honey and the cap.

 

[psm1212]

It's a genetic trait to do wet or dry cappings.

I learned something new there. Thanks MB.