Today, Anthony and I completed the second hive inspection. Anthony mostly just took pictures and helped me clean up, but he was still very much appreciated! This was also his first time ever seeing the bees. He actually thought it was pretty cool!
The second inspection went very well. I was impressed to see lots of worker bees in several stages of development. I saw eggs, larvae, and lots of capped brood! The population at Sky Hive is rapidly increasing! The queen bee is certainly doing her job well. I was also able to spot the queen again during this inspection. She appears to be doing well and looks healthy. I finally removed the sugar syrup from the hive as well. The bees did not even touch it. I also added half of a new pollen/protein patty, considering they finally ate through the first one. I only had to kill two small hive beetles, hopefully they don't become a major problem.
I also snapped a few photos today to show off the inspection process and hive progress. Enjoy!
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Anthony took a photo of me holding up one of the frames covered in bees during the inspection.
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| A close up on another frame. |
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| Lots of capped brood in this photo, as well as larvae! |
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| A close up on one of the frames. Nectar, pollen, capped brood and larvae can be seen here. |
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| Capped brood and larvae in different stages of development. |
~Nick
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