I got to my fellow beekeeper's hives at about 6 pm tonight. Great breezes and nice sun. Low humidity and no sugar. So, CS's husband was tasked to go to SR to get sugar, and CS and I talked about our hives and the missing queen bee.
When the sugar arrived husband went off to hit some golf balls, and I went to work. CS's right hand bees go through their sugar water every time. Today, it was gone from Saturday. They are bubbling up into the upper super. There are new larvae in some of the cells, and they are actively making comb on all of the foundation.
CS's other hive is slower- 2+ good frames on the bottom, queen visible, and lots of new brood. I would say that that is the same amount of frame work as last week. I am seeing uncapped larvae. They are working the upper level of brood super, but not to the same extent as CS's busier hive.
I checked the frames on the upper super of the busy hive, saw larvae, pollen, and some honey production. I can't remember if I saw capped cells, but I think so. I did not look at the lower super because there were so many bees in all of the frames.
I decided to come back on Friday to check on the sugar water consumption. When I put everything back, and backed away from the hive, I brought the empty bottles for the sugar water back up to CS's home. I did not take off my gear until I was on the back porch steps, I did not check my gloves first. As I took off my gloves I got stung on my middle L palmer knuckle. I took a benedryl immediately and put ice on the site. I have to check gloves before I remove them, especially at CS's.
CS and I think we need better gloves and veils. We talked about trying them on before buying. So much to do, and no time to get it all perfect.
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