Today, I checked both hives for brood. Last week I was worried that I was seeing dark areas instead of brood. Turns out they were probably pollen. I have elevated the hives with more blocks. Makes me feel better. The left hive had lots of pretty larvae- uncapped in a few frames. I found the queen on a lower frame toward the middle. I think I have 5-6.5 frames being worked now. For sure I put the second story on way too soon.
The right hive has 1.5 frames of visible bees and lots of honey in frames. The transplanted queen was visible and seemed to be busy. I could not see any eggs yet. I will look this weekend.
My notes on Cathy's hives- They have been much more active, and aggressive than my bees. One of her hives has lots of frames of brood, now. They have been going through sugar water and regular water, too faster than my bees. Ithink this is because they are in the sun, and there is more evaporation.
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