2026-08-02 (64 days ago)
• Moved 7 grafts from #06b to 04 (#06b combined with #04) #10a&b, #11a&b, #12a&b (10-12 new splits today)
2026-07-29 (68 days ago)
• Days Date What
-4 Tue 7/21 Eggs Laid
0 Sat 7/25 Graft Date
4 Wed 7/29 Cells Capped
5 Thu 7/30 - Tue 8/4 Safe Transfer Window
12 Thu 8/6 Queen Emergence
13 Fri 8/7 - Sun 8/9 Safe Caging Window
17 Tue 8/11 - Thu 8/20 Mating Flights
19 Thu 8/13 - Thu 8/20 Check for Eggs
35 Sat 8/29 Final Check
2026-07-27 (70 days ago)
• Check Grafts, Looks like maybe 3 from Saturday (7/25) and 2 from yesterday (7/26)
2026-07-26 (71 days ago)
• Grafted an additional 7 larva from 08, added to queen bar in 06
2026-07-25 (72 days ago)
• Grafted 10 larva from 07
• Placed in 3rd deep on 06 over double screen board
2026-07-22 (75 days ago)
• Put QE between 2nd & 3rd deep on 06 to start prepping for grafts
2026-07-10 (87 days ago)
• Apparently it didn't go too well. None took.
2026-07-07 (90 days ago)
• Tue 7/7 - (day 5) Grafted 8 larvae from #5 to #8
Wed 7/8 - (day 6) Move graft frame to finisher (#3 or #7)
Sat 7/11- (day 9) Expect caps
• Wed 7/8 - (day 6) Move graft frame to finisher (#3 or #7)
• Sat 7/11- (day 9) Expect caps
• Sat 7/18- (day 16) Expect hatch
• Sat 7/18- (day 16) Expect hatch
2026-10-03 (2 days ago)
• Did not see eggs, good population of bees, good bit of capped brood, still a couple frames of honey in med super
2026-08-29 (37 days ago)
• Removed top honey super (drawn out but empty). Left lower medium - it's 3/4 full of honey.
• Saw queen (wolf head). Saw ok/good amount of eggs, larvae, capped brood. Fairly good bee population.
2026-07-22 (75 days ago)
• Saw queen (marked, pic on md cell phone)
• Saw capped brood, eggs, larvae. Slow but looks good
2026-07-04 (93 days ago)
• Quick Look (very hot), Saw small amount of eggs and young larvae
• Looks like they are still taking honey from supers
• Population is not expanding much
2026-06-27 (100 days ago)
• Honey looks like it is still diminishing.
• Only looked at a few frames in top deep, saw some eggs/larvae
• Still has low population of bees
2026-06-19 (108 days ago)
• Saw Queen
• Little activity, little change from last week
• Saw eggs, larvae, brood all stages but counts were (consistently) low
• very little comb being built
2026-06-13 (114 days ago)
• Change from 7F Apimaye to 10F Wood (2 deep 2 honey)
• Still looks like resources dwindling
• (first honey box half capped, top honey mostly drawn and slightly filled)
• Some bees in top deep
• Pollen in cells appear to be pollen patties
• Saw queen! May be queen from #6? Queen is marked (put her in QC while movig boxes)
• Saw a handful of new eggs (no larvae)
2026-05-30 (128 days ago)
• Hear queens piping (not sure if it's from 1or 2)
• Bees very calm, but population is low
• (GX010078.mp4)
• Still looks like resources dwindling
• (first honey box half capped, top honey mostly drawn and slightly filled)
2026-05-23 (135 days ago)
• (Swarmed on 5/12)
• Not much going on in here
• 2nd Honey box mostly drawn, Resources might be dwindling
2026-05-16 (142 days ago)
• Full of bees
• Did not see queen
• Put 5 frames of brood into new box #7
• Dropped a frame of bees (AAARRRGGGHHHHH)
• Recovered most of them
• probably killed 20-30
• 1st honey box is getting capped
• 2nd honey box (added 5/9) has a lot of comb drawn out
2026-05-09 (149 days ago)
• Both brood boxes 75% full of brood
• Added 2nd honey box
2026-05-03 (155 days ago)
• Lots of capped brood
• 1st honey box drawn out
2026-04-12 (176 days ago)
• 6 Frames eggs & Larvae
• 1 Frame capped brood
• looks like it is doing great
• good amount of comb drawn out
2026-10-03 (2 days ago)
• Did not see eggs, good population of bees, good bit of capped brood, saw few larvae
2026-08-29 (37 days ago)
• Saw eggs, larvae. Did not see queen. Good population of bees.
2026-08-02 (64 days ago)
• Donated 1 frame to new split #12b (3 frame nuc)
2026-07-22 (75 days ago)
• Fresh eggs, larvae & good amount of brood
2026-07-04 (93 days ago)
• Quick Look (very hot), Saw small amount of eggs and young larvae
• Not sure about queen status, but hive was grumpy (got 4 stings on hands)
2026-06-27 (100 days ago)
• Looks like 02 went queenless
• Saw about 10 capped queen cells
• Saw just a few larvae about a week(?) old
• No eggs, Just a few older larvae
2026-06-19 (108 days ago)
• Did not see queen
• Saw eggs, larvae, brood all stages, all good+
• Did see one frame with charged queen cell.
• Moved 4 frames (1 with 2 QC's) to #8 (make new split)
2026-06-13 (114 days ago)
• Change from 7F Apimaye to 10F Wood (2 deep)
• Did not see eggs, but saw 4-5 day old larvae (very small in jelly)
• good population of bees, larvae
• May have seen eggs, but think it might have been just reflections
2026-05-30 (128 days ago)
• Hear queens piping (not sure if it's from 1or 2)
• Lots of drones, no new eggs (only older brood)
2026-05-23 (135 days ago)
• 2nd Deep added last week
• New eggs in 2nd deep
• Drone comb is full of drones :)
2026-05-16 (142 days ago)
• (moved 4 frames from #2 to new #5 on 5/9 due to many charged queen cells)
• quite a few bees in here now
• new frames added (replace split frames…). These are the ones
• that we re-waxed last week
• Bees seem to be taking to them better than the old frames
• Seeing a good bit of worker brood now (previously 50-75% drone brood)
2026-05-09 (149 days ago)
• Looks a little better
• MAKE SPLIT
• Saw charged queen cell. Moved 4 frames of brood to #5
• Did not see queen, so not sure which box she's in now
2026-05-03 (155 days ago)
• More capped brood
• May need to add honey box soon
2026-04-12 (176 days ago)
• Some eggs, some comb drawn out
2026-10-03 (2 days ago)
• Saw Queen, Did not see eggs, good population of bees, good bit of capped brood, few larvae
2026-08-29 (37 days ago)
• Removed top (only) medium honey box. It was the box from Dadant - they never drew it out and it was still empty.
• Removed frame with Nicot cage (finally) as most of the drone cells were empty
• Saw small amount of eggs, larvae, brood. Replaced 3 frames that hadn't yet been drawn out with some with freshly candled frames.
2026-08-02 (64 days ago)
• Saw Queen, Moved 3 frames brood to new split #12a (3 frame nuc)
2026-07-22 (75 days ago)
• Good population. Left Nico cassette in place because of good amount of capped drones. Might need them in case I actually get some queens started.
• Saw eggs, larvae, capped brood
2026-07-05 (92 days ago)
• Quick Look (very hot), Saw small amount of eggs and young larvae, but only checked a couple frames (got bit again, sigh)
• Still nothing being drawn out in the honey box (handful of bees roaming on foundation)
2026-06-27 (100 days ago)
• Saw queen (GX010113.mp4)
• Saw eggs/ larvae (good+)
• Left Nicot cage in place, but removed queen excluded from it
• Bees up in medium box, but doesn't look like they've drawn anything out (Dadant foundation)
• Don't see much comb drawn out on frames added to replace split (#3->#9 on 6/19)
• Didn't go into bottom deep
2026-06-22 (105 days ago)
• Look at Nicot cage - looks empty… maybe? Leaving in for another couple days
2026-06-20 (107 days ago)
• Took plugs off of Nicot Q Cage
• Think we see eggs, but many bees inside cassette so hard to tell
2026-06-19 (108 days ago)
• Saw queen (GX010100.mp4)
• Moved 4 frames from #3 to #9, included 2 charged QC's
• Caught queen and stuck her in Nicot casette (GX010101.mp4)
• Honey box added last week hasn't been touched much
• Will give a little syrup today to get them going into the attic
• Lots of everything (eggs,larvae,brood,resources)
• Put queen into Nicot cage
2026-06-14 (113 days ago)
• Add first honey box (dadant)
• check in a few days to see if they are drawing out
2026-06-13 (114 days ago)
• Population explosion happening in here
• Think we saw freshly hatched larvae
• Lots of capped brood
• Moved Nicot cage from #6 to #3 (maybe no queen in 6 now)
• Probably need more space soon
2026-05-30 (128 days ago)
• See young larvae & lots of worker brood
2026-05-23 (135 days ago)
• Apimaye pro frame drawn (not close to plastic bars), but full of worker brood
• Saw Queen & charged Queen Cells
• Good amount of worker brood now (previously 40-50% drones)
2026-05-16 (142 days ago)
• Added second brood box because they weren't building out old frames
• Some good activity building comb now
• Not a lot of brood, but appears to be worker brood
2026-05-09 (149 days ago)
• Some eggs & brood, very little comb built
• Appears to be 75% drone brood
2026-05-03 (155 days ago)
• Sluggish, but may be ok
2026-04-12 (176 days ago)
2026-10-03 (2 days ago)
• Saw Queen (Marked her) Did not see eggs, good population of bees, good bit of capped brood. Box looks real good
2026-08-29 (37 days ago)
• Did not see queen, but did see good bit of eggs, larvae and capped brood. New colony appears to be humming along. I suspect the queen is from my queen cell due to timing and seeing capped brood
2026-08-15 (51 days ago)
• Did not see any eggs yet (new queen should be bred very recently)
• Did not see any eggs yet (new queen should be bred very recently)
2026-08-02 (64 days ago)
• Saw original queen - pinched her. This box is in the same condition it's been in for the last few months. Small amount of capped drone brood (maybe 50), see a couple eggs, couple (maybe 10) larvae. still a smattering of worker & drone brood - about 3 frames worth.
• Removed top deep, Moved top (3rd) deep from #06 (this box raised Queens from grafts of 7/25)
• Added Queen Cell from grafts of 7/25
2026-07-22 (75 days ago)
• Still see bees in here, didn't pull many frames, so nothing in particular
2026-06-29 (98 days ago)
2026-06-28 (99 days ago)
• Checked all frames in bottom deep. Saw Queen (Round dot)
• Found queen cells, but they were dry (had jelly in them last week)
2026-06-27 (100 days ago)
• Started to rain, decided to get out (want to spend more time here)
2026-06-19 (108 days ago)
• Saw queen but looks different than I remember? (marked)
• Previously saw small chewed up wings.
• This one has small wings, but looks intact
• Most odd is that there are a couple charged queen cells
• Where did they come from?
• Did not see any eggs, larvae. Still see a few capped drone brood
2026-06-13 (114 days ago)
• No cahange
• Lot of activity but many squabbles - probably robbing
2026-05-30 (128 days ago)
• nothing exciting, still very low on eggs/larvae (only about 50 across all frames)
• Quite a few bees, but maybe they are robbing?
2026-05-23 (135 days ago)
• Saw honey, little bit of pollen, and only about 15-20 larvae & about 10-15 capped drones
• Saw queen - Still see old queen (GX010060.mp4)
2026-05-16 (142 days ago)
• Saw no brood
• Saw queen (She was on drone frame)
• Saw capped brood on drone frame
• some some scattered capped brood (maybe 50 or so across all frames)
2026-05-09 (149 days ago)
• (old wood 10-Frame)
• huh, apparently queen is unbred
• Box is full of drones
2026-05-03 (155 days ago)
• (old wood 10-Frame)
• Bees are hateful and agitated
• small amount of brood
• very little comb being built
2026-04-12 (176 days ago)
• (old wood 10-Frame)
• Queen released
2026-10-03 (2 days ago)
• Did not see eggs, good population of bees, good bit of capped brood, lots of honey compared to other hives
2026-08-29 (37 days ago)
• Did not see queen, but did see eggs, young larvae and capped brood.
2026-08-15 (51 days ago)
• Saw small amount of eggs, larvae, brood
2026-08-02 (64 days ago)
• 3 Frames into new split #10b (3 frame nuc)
2026-07-22 (75 days ago)
• Saw small population of eggs, young larvae. More capped brood
2026-07-09 (88 days ago)
• Thought I may have seen eggs, but getting dark'ish so not sure
2026-07-05 (92 days ago)
• Only checked top deep. Found some young larvae (day or two old) but did not see eggs. To be fair, not hardly any empty cells because most empty cells are full of syrup.
2026-06-27 (100 days ago)
• Quick look (starting to rain), only pulled a couple frames
• Saw many eggs, larvae, good population
2026-06-19 (108 days ago)
• Did not see queen
• See good amount of eggs, young larvae, and fresh drawn comb
• Did not open bottom deep (only pulled a few frames up top - all good
2026-06-13 (114 days ago)
• Did not see queen
• See young larvae, but no eggs
2026-05-30 (128 days ago)
• Some new eggs
• See queen (GX010074.mp4)
2026-05-23 (135 days ago)
• Saw queen - new Queen from split (maybe) (GX010058.mp4)
2026-05-16 (142 days ago)
• Saw large queen cells
• some capped brood
2026-05-09 (149 days ago)
• Moved 4 frames of brood from box #2
• Not sure where the queen is (did not see queen anywhere)
2026-10-03 (2 days ago)
• Did not see eggs, good population of bees, good bit of capped brood
2026-08-29 (37 days ago)
• Did not see queen, but saw good amounts of everything (eggs, larvae, brood)
2026-08-15 (51 days ago)
• Saw eggs, larvae & brood. Removed internal frame feeder in top deep
2026-08-02 (64 days ago)
• Moved top deep (3rd - one above double screened board) to top of #4. Placed Queen cells in 4, 10 (a & b), 11 (a & b) & 12 (a & b)
• 3 Frames from #06 (2nd deep, which is now the top deep...) into new split #10a (3 frame nuc)
• One frame (both sides) was completely filled with eggs! All looked to be within a couple days of age, none were hatched (This queen had a very busy day!!). Didn't look at many more frames. Saw queen (Memphis queen - she's dark)
2026-07-22 (75 days ago)
• Put Queen Excluder between 2nd & 3rd deep.
• Good bit of comb being built professionally.
• Only checked top deep and few frames in middle. Only saw small amount of eggs & young larvae, but still good amount of capped brood.
• Prepping top deep for queen graft finisher
2026-07-09 (88 days ago)
• Removed queen excluder from between 2nd and 3rd deep box
• Saw very small amount of eggs and small larvae (still a lot of capped brood)
2026-07-06 (91 days ago)
• Added 3rd deep box above queen excluder (moved several frames of brood to top box)
2026-07-05 (92 days ago)
• Saw very tiny larvae (freshly hatched) but did not see any eggs. Did see syrup stored in cells that were only 1/4 the way drawn out
2026-06-27 (100 days ago)
• Quick look (starting to rain), only pulled a couple frames
• Saw good bit of eggs, larvae and bees
2026-06-23 (104 days ago)
• Pulled one frame of eggs, larvae & brood - put in box #8 (#8 still queenless)
2026-06-19 (108 days ago)
• (New queen from Memphis added last Saturday (6/13) released Monday)
• See lots of new eggs & comb being built
• Marked this new queen (Teardrop at 6 o'clock)
2026-06-13 (114 days ago)
• Appears queenless (no eggs/young larvae)
• bees are fussy
• moved frame of freshly hatched larvae + eggs from #3
• Moved Nicot cage from #6 to #3
• Still a lot of capped brood
2026-05-30 (128 days ago)
• Looks ok (calm, content)
• did not dig around much
2026-05-23 (135 days ago)
• Saw queen - It is the queen originally from box #1 (GX010056.mp4)
• See eggs, larvae
2026-05-16 (142 days ago)
• Swarm caught on 5/12
• I think this was my superqueen from box #1
• probably about 4-5# of bees
• They have pulled out maybe 1.5 frames,
• I do see a small amount of day-old eggs
• Did not see queen
2026-10-03 (2 days ago)
• Did not see eggs, population seems low (maybe swarmed?), good bit of capped brood
2026-08-29 (37 days ago)
• Did not see queen. Did see lots of eggs, larvae and brood in top deep. Honey box is mostly full. Everything looking good, well populated
2026-08-15 (51 days ago)
• Top honey box is full not capped. Saw eggs, Larvae & Brood
2026-08-02 (64 days ago)
• Moved 3 frames into new splits #11a & #11b (three frames each) (3 frame nuc, using 7-frame apimaye nuc with dividing boards)
• Saw queen, didn't see eggs but box looks full
• Saw queen, didn't see eggs but box looks full
2026-07-22 (75 days ago)
• Many bees. Top (medium) had good amount of comb drawn out and some syrup being stored
• Only checked a few frames in top deep - saw lots of capped brood & fresh eggs
2026-07-09 (88 days ago)
• Removed queen excluder
• Still nothing draw out in medium box (added a week ago)
• Saw very few eggs and small larvae
2026-07-05 (92 days ago)
• Only looked in honey box. Did not see any comb being built at all (on Acorn foundation) in honey box (do have queen excluder on)
• Filled left feeder with water 3-4 days ago. Appears they are taking it (it has been ugly hot for the last 4 days)
• Water level is now about 1/4 full
2026-06-29 (98 days ago)
2026-06-28 (99 days ago)
• Saw Queen (GX010120.mp4)- pony-tail
• Lots of eggs, larvae, getting full of bees
• Did not check bottom deep
2026-06-22 (105 days ago)
• Saw queen (ponytail), did not look any more
2026-06-19 (108 days ago)
• Saw queen on 2nd frame inspected and got out of the box
• Did see eggs & young larvae
2026-06-13 (114 days ago)
• Saw queen - marked (Monkey face with pony tail)
• lot of everything (eggs/larvae/capped brood)
2026-05-30 (128 days ago)
• Saw queen - new (GX010082.mp4)
2026-05-23 (135 days ago)
• Split last week from box #1's many queen cells
• Looks like queens might have hatched
2026-05-16 (142 days ago)
• Newly made split from box #1 (5 frames)
• Included mostly capped brood
• 1 frame with new eggs, couple queen cells
2026-10-03 (2 days ago)
• Saw Queen (marked her)Did not see eggs, good population of bees, good bit of capped brood
2026-08-29 (37 days ago)
• Saw good population of bees, eggs, larvae & brood. Did not see queen.
2026-08-15 (51 days ago)
• Saw eggs, larvae and capped brood. Looks ok
2026-08-02 (64 days ago)
• Donated 2 frames to new split #12b (3 frame nuc)
2026-07-22 (75 days ago)
• Good amount of drawn comb, eggs, larvae, & capped brood. Box is growing well
2026-07-09 (88 days ago)
• Move 08 from 7-F Apimaye Nuc into a 10F wood box
• Well.... either I got a queen in here from one of the original queen cells, or I'm seeing spots. I *think* I see eggs. If these are really eggs, they are only a day or two old (just see dot's, not laying down yet)
2026-07-07 (90 days ago)
• Grafted 8 larvae from #5 into #8 (#8 is packed full of bees & still queenless, still in 7F Nuc)
2026-07-04 (93 days ago)
• None of the grafts on 6/28 succeeded. No eggs from new frame on 6/28 were converted to a queen
• Brood is hatching and population is very good (box close to full)
2026-06-28 (99 days ago)
• Prepped JZBZ cups by rubbing with sugar syrup+pollen goo yesterday (bottom bar washed first)
• Grafted 14 larvae (2 bars) from #6 into JZBZ to #8
• Stole frame from #5. One side is eggs & young larvae (put next to queen cups). Other side covered in capped brood
• When adding frame from #5, saw many bees on the queen cups
• (previous attempts, I did not see much activity on the cups)
2026-06-27 (100 days ago)
• Added two racks of queen cups (bottom rack washed) lined with syrup & pollen (hope to get them cleaned)
2026-06-23 (104 days ago)
• Add 1 frame eggs, larvae & brood from #6
• Graft 8 larvae into JZBZ cups, put in 08
• JZBZ rack is 4th frame from left, new eggs & larvae on 5th frame from left
2026-06-22 (105 days ago)
• JZBZ cups are all either cleaned out or dried up, so total failure
• Could not find frame with charged queen cell, so I must be blind
2026-06-19 (108 days ago)
• Newly made split from box #2 4 frames brood, 1 frame resources
• Grafted larvae into JZBZ cups & placed in #8
• Added frame from #3 with charged queen cup (see white in bottom)
2026-10-03 (2 days ago)
• Saw queen, Did not see eggs, good population of bees, good bit of capped brood, saw larvae
2026-08-29 (37 days ago)
• Saw queen. Still seeing smallish quantities of eggs, larvae and brood. Should add 2nd deep soon
2026-08-15 (51 days ago)
• Saw queen (poor paint job with circle instead of dot). See a small amount of eggs, larvae & capped brood.
2026-08-02 (64 days ago)
• Saw Queen, did not see many eggs or larvae, but still a bunch of capped brood. Most every cell filled with syrup
2026-07-22 (75 days ago)
• Saw new queen - marked her but didn't let it dry before releasing (she did NOT appreciate being caught!) so paint mostly rubbed off. Mark looks more like a circle instead of a dot. Have pic on MD cellphone.
• Only looked at half of the frames (stopped looking after finding queen) Did not see eggs but saw some really young larvaes
• This queen hatched same time as 08, but hive not near as strong as 08
2026-07-04 (93 days ago)
• Queen cells (from split from #3) are all open (queens hatched)
Did not see Queen or eggs yet, but did not check all frames (should have hatched within the last couple days)
2026-06-30 (97 days ago)
• Moved from 7-Frame Apimaye Nuc
2026-06-28 (99 days ago)
• Dozen or so queen cells still intact. capped between 6/22 and 6/28
• All larvae has been capped now
• Everything looks good
2026-06-22 (105 days ago)
• Quick peek at queen cells - still see glob of jelly so looks promising
2026-06-19 (108 days ago)
• Newly made split from box #3 4 frames brood, 1 frame resources
• One brood frame has about 5-6 charged queen cells (centerApimaye frame)
2026-07-22 (75 days ago)
• First inspection in a couple weeks
Started feeding again about 1.5 weeks ago
Looks like we are seeing more eggs than a couple weeks ago
Still not seeing much pollen, but seeing more syrup being stored
2026-06-19 (108 days ago)
2026-06-13 (114 days ago)
• (DSM Date = 5/18)
• Bought 2 queens from Brierpatch
• 1 added to box #6, 1 to Trish's Apiary
2026-06-09 (118 days ago)
• Quick peek into a couple boxes, could not see anything….
• Added 2nd deep to #5
• Introduce Nicot Queen Cartridge (Box #6)
2026-06-07 (120 days ago)
• Rearrange Hives
• Install new hive stand
2026-05-30 (128 days ago)
2026-05-29 (129 days ago)
• New Hive frame painted & set in front of hives
2026-05-23 (135 days ago)
2026-05-16 (142 days ago)
• Trish took some pictures (DSM Date = 4/21)
2026-04-27 (161 days ago)
• Add 1st honey box on #1
2026-04-26 (162 days ago)
• Add 2nd deep on #3 & #4
2026-04-20 (168 days ago)
• Many eggs in #1, #2 looks ok
2026-04-19 (169 days ago)
• Add 2nd Deep on #1 & #2
2026-04-08 (180 days ago)
• Received #3 & #4 packages
• (2 for me, 3 for Trish)
2026-03-21 (198 days ago)
• Received #1 & #2 packages