And what does this mean for the bees. I know that they start a spring build-up, usually in late February. However, what stimulates the build-up seems to be pollen and the girls have been bringing in a lot of pollen for a couple of weeks. I decided today to add supers (how appropriate for super bowl Sunday).
I had added a second brood box to #3 12 days ago, so I took a look to see if the bees were availing themselves of the added space. They were.
Nectar and pollen |
Brood with pollen and nectar |
I put the super on #2 without looking in. I looked into the top box of #1 and there were two frames with an excellent brood pattern; I looked no further.
The hives all seem very healthy and are in the midst of the spring build-up. It is a good thing I added the supers as they need the room and the added space helps in swarm control. I considered putting in drone frames (for varroa control) but I could not decide which box to put them in and I was tired.
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