Today we made our first Hive Inspection. We did not find the Queen or any capped brood or Larvae. My mentors suspect the queen does not have enough comb to lay on and it could take her a little bit longer to start producing in the new hive. We talked about adding a frame of Capped Brood to give her a place to lay eggs.
When your colony begins to shrink, they will almost always benefit from a boost in population. If you have a second, healthy colony you can steal a frame of capped brood from them and give it your weak hive. Mike and Patti would like to bring me a frame from one their hives to install at our next inspection.
My dear childhood friend Renee was here with us and really enjoyed the opportunity to peak into the hive with us.
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