Sunday, May 8, 2011

Almost a month as a beekeeper!

Alright, so just a wee little report on the bees. Ron and I have not had to do too much with them so far. We have been providing sugar water for them and checking their progress as far as how much wax they are putting down on the foundation. Both hives seem to be doing just fine! I checked in on them yesterday and both of the queens are laying, the larvae seem alright (from what this novice can tell), and I was able to actually see the queens in both hives wandering around doing their work. This was quite a good thing since before I was not able to see the Carniolan's queen. Anyways, everything is perfect so far. Next week I think I will take off the feeders since they seem to be finding some good stuff out there to pack the comb with. I also will be adding another medium hive body to give them some room to expand the colony.