Week 11 and the BeeHiveCastle is absolutely thriving! The bees were completely calm and non-aggressive throughout the entire inspection, a beautiful sign of a healthy, queenright colony heading into peak summer. All 8 bottom box frames were inspected and everything looks fantastic.
The bottom brood box is packed with loads of capped brood on every frame. The queen is clearly laying at full capacity which means the colony population is at its peak for summer. Fresh eggs and healthy larvae visible throughout, confirming the queen is actively working.
Speaking of the queen, we found her on Frame 2 of the bottom brood box! She is safely below the queen excluder exactly where she should be, laying beautifully and looking healthy. The queen excluder is doing its job perfectly.
Took a peek through the Flow Hive window, the bees are actively working on the Flow super frames, sealing the gaps in the plastic cells with beeswax. This is normal and important behavior — the bees need to fully seal and coat the Flow frames before they start storing nectar in them. They are preparing the frames and it is only a matter of time before nectar starts filling those cells!
