I checked the #4 hive (newly created from a split of #1) and found the queen on the #1 frame. Her abdomen looked larger than the last time I saw her a few days ago and was very active. She was almost running around the frame. There were no signs of eggs. It’s still a little early as she may have just mated this week so I’m not worried just yet. I will wait another 7 – 10 days until I check again. By then I will know if she is laying or not.
I also checked the super in #2. They have eaten all stored food except for the 2 frames on each side of the super. Since I’m not feeding this hive, this looks to be a sign we are in a dearth.
I checked the #1 hive since this hive had a few Queen cells last time I checked. I checked the top brood box and found plenty of eggs and larvae in a good pattern. One frame had a high number of drone brood. I spotted 2 more cells they have started to build into queen cups. I went ahead and removed those as I will be re-queening from the Nuc soon.
The 4 honey supers I have on this hive are also being eaten on. Once again confirming the nectar flow has drastically slowed.
The #3 hive was empty of food so I added more 1:1 sugar/water in the bucket feeder. I checked a few frames and found plenty of brood. All looks good.
I did not open the Nuc as the queen just hatched a few days ago. I put an entrance feeder on to make it easier them to get food and to hopefully have a stronger queen.
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