Sunday, May 11, 2008

April 21: First Fragile Days

4/21
Checked feeders (see pic): almost empty already! Posted the forum about this: didn't get a good answer. People seem to be anti-feeding these days. Will make more syrup later in the week. Saw full pollen buckets arriving occasionally (not regularly). Italians in gray box seem to be more active around entrance than russians in green box. Don't see much difference between the two except Russians seem a bit darker.

4/22
Propped up the green hive box a bit because not level. Considering where to move the hives: on patio or next to shed. Can't decide. Still more activity around entrance of Italians. Anxious to see if queen is out of cage. Wondering if there is any mixing going on between the 2 hives. Had placed a thick branch in front of Italians entrance. In the 70s all week.

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