#3's top box was heavy with honey. The bees were clustered on the central frames in each box. Even though there were not a lot of bees, I added a super. I will check in 7-10 days. If the girls are not using the super, I will remove it. One does not want too much extra space in the hive.
#2's population was a bit smaller. While checking for swarm cells, I saw mold on the bottom of some comb. I then did a more thorough inspection. There was mold on three frames. I took those frames out and replaced them with frames with drawn comb. I did see the queen. There was only a small patch of brood. I looked online regarding moldy wax, and apparently it is not a problem.
I remembered to order the Apivar strips today.
Close-up of mold. It is actually greener. |
The mold is only on the bottom 2/3 |
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