The first week has passed since we added the new package bees to our new hives. Our new starter frames have foundation so the bees should have been busy building comb.
Hive Bob bees seemed very productive and happy. Bumblin’ Bee did a 5-6 minute inspection and they were very calm. Frame 6 had 90% comb build up, uncapped honey, pollen, and the queen. It was great to see that she had been accepted after flubbing the initial installation. Overall comb build up was about 40%. I didn’t specifically see any eggs and it was too early for larvae. Bumblin’ Bee is feeling pretty confident that nature is following it’s course and he hasn’t messed up anything yet.
He trimmed off a piece of burr comb. Or was it the start of drone comb?
