New Camera Angle

Trying out the a new tall tripod for a top down view so I can see inside the hives. Not quite as hot as last 2 inspections but I went with just a long sleeve shirt and the old veil instead of the jacket/veil combo. Triangle (Tree swarm) Top super draw has slowed to nearly nothing. still being drawn out slowly. Second from top super was fairly drawn with honey but with brood with middle and packed with bees. The 2nd from bottom box was still full of of bees, brood and honey. Replaced SHB cloth/oil in all but the bottom box but the bees have completely propolized the top of some of the traps. Cross (Old queen) Not much change in the top box...honey frames above brood in the box below. Tons more honey in the 2nd from top box but unfortunately also still have brood in the middle. 3rd box oddly still has a couple undrawn frames at the edges...I need to swap those out with the brood frames in the box above next time and add a queen excluder. Added SHB trap/cloth to all but bottom box. Circle (New Package) Not much drawn in the top deep I added last time. Didn't see more swarm cups so hopefully the additional room I gave them is enough. Plenty of honey and broom in the 2nd box. Added SHB trap/cloth to all but bottom box. Keep the feeder on and added more 1:1. 8 frame (OG) Still not much in the top super. 2nd from top box had tons of brood/honey. I killed some drone brood when I broke the frames from from the box below. Good news is that I didn't see any varroa on them. Added SHB trap/cloth to all but bottom box. Combined Swarm Traps Unfortunately not a ton drawn since last time. Only 4-5 frames drawn so still not ready for a super. Added SHB trap/cloth. Feed 2 more quarts of 1:1 and a pollen patty. Cinnamon border appears to be mostly working to keep the ants out. July 23, 2025 6:00 pm