18/10/2026
It was supposed to be a quick look this afternoon, swap a couple of oxalic strips and see what has gone on while we holidayed. This was a shiny new queen when we left, we didnt see her but new lava in the hive, so very happy to meet her today. Not the best frame but brood is growing nicely.
Confusion in next hive. 2 queens, many queens cells and uncapped lava 🙄 what are they up to. We took the opportunity to take a split and pop one queen and a queen cell into a nuc. Fingers crossed.
Great to see all hives growing.
Hopefully the varroa count stays manageable for a bit and the ones that have made it through the first round of varroa get an opportunity to continue to grow.
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