While inspecting the hive last week, I noticed:
a) Lots of bees and activity in the super I put above the inner cover for them to clean)
b) Some bees in the shallow honey super but only a tiny amount of nectar, the rest empty.
c) Many bees in 2nd deep, brood in center frames, capped honey in outer frames. Brood had a good pattern, was mostly capped, some larvae, no eggs.
d) Less bees in 1st deep. Spotty brood pattern, all capped.
I removed the "to be cleaned" super and switched the 1st and 2nd deeps. Was that the right thing to do? I'm hoping the lack of eggs is due to the fact nothing has been blooming, and the fact that I've been treating with Apiguard.
a) Lots of bees and activity in the super I put above the inner cover for them to clean)
b) Some bees in the shallow honey super but only a tiny amount of nectar, the rest empty.
c) Many bees in 2nd deep, brood in center frames, capped honey in outer frames. Brood had a good pattern, was mostly capped, some larvae, no eggs.
d) Less bees in 1st deep. Spotty brood pattern, all capped.
I removed the "to be cleaned" super and switched the 1st and 2nd deeps. Was that the right thing to do? I'm hoping the lack of eggs is due to the fact nothing has been blooming, and the fact that I've been treating with Apiguard.