Date |
Time |
Weather |
Reason |
Queen spotted? |
Eggs spotted? |
Larvae present? |
Capped brood? |
# frames filled |
Fed sugar syrup? |
# stings |
Notes |
5/22/2021 |
3:00 PM |
Hot |
Add second deep |
N |
N |
? |
? |
9/9 |
Y |
0 |
Added second deep, last frame was half-drawn, didn't inspect any others. Very hot. |
5/15/2021 |
5:00 PM |
Warm & sunny |
Check frames |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
6.5/9 |
Y |
0 |
Checked every frame, inspection went well, colony looks very good. Saw drone cells on tops of frames and other places |
5/8/2021 |
3:30 PM |
Cooler, overcast |
Refill sugar syrup |
N |
N |
DNL |
DNL |
5?/9 |
Y |
0 |
Dropped inner cover at beginning and killed a few bees, dont do that again. Didn't look at any frames |
5/1/2021 |
4:30 PM |
Warm, sunny, windy |
Check for brood |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
4/9 |
Y |
0 |
Need better smoker control & less smoke |
4/24/2021 |
10:30 AM |
Warm, sunny |
Remove queen cage |
Y |
N |
DNL |
DNL |
?/9 |
Y |
0 |
Bees built comb in missing frame space, always replace missing frames |
4/17/2021 |
3:00 PM |
Cold, drizzly |
Install package |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
0/9 |
Y |
0 |
Might have been too cold, bees didn't fly very much |