A good bee sunday

Sunday 27 April,

Fine weather for the last three weeks, a very early warm spring all fruit blossom now over except late apple, may flowers still out plus a little rape.

First up the hive at Oma's, Ilya comes too but they are rather aggressive and he prefers to leave.
Rather weak no queen found but they have two queen cells and the whole colony only occupies 6 frames with nothing in the honey lift.
Lets hope the new queen hatches and does better.

Back in Tollembeek after lunch.
The Old yellow Queen was seen and doing fine, bottom full of bees, 6 frames of brood,1 frame of drones, about 8 kgs honey, half full of bees. No Q cells, definitely need to breed Q's from her.

Yellow's daughter. Finally found her and marked her red, brood full of bees, one frame of drones, no eggs yet in the folding frame, no Q cells. Honey also full of bees, 12 kg of honey.

Green left side with a folding brood from yellows daughter, no Q cells. Later took a Q cell from the bursting hive.

Brussels 2013 swarm red Q still there seen, only 8 frames of bees no bees in honey lift, removed lift and gave to swarm.

Bursting swarm, red Q seen, 11 frames of bees all pulled, all full of sugar syrup, 2 frames where eggs present.

Aflegger from bursting all Q cells empty, new Q seen marked green 1st of the year! 6 frames of bees, she may still be virgin.

Bursting: brood full of bees, 4 Q cells found, one removed to put in green folding hive left, honey lift half full of bees. 10 kg of honey but only ¼ capped...