One week since the new bees were moved into the hives. Summer-like weather has been beneficial as they fly out to forage, returning with nectar and pollen.
The feeders are both working well--each hive has used three of the four cups placed in the feeders last Sunday, which is not much considering the number of bees. Replenished the syrup supply with four cups today and will continue to provide syrup as long as they use it. The screen under the Boardman feeder in the Warre hive along with the fabric barrier keeps bees in the second box. It was a bit difficult moving bees out of the way to replace the zip lock bag of syrup in the TBH; next time I'll do it early in the morning before they stir.
Later this week it will be time to check brood's status to see if the new queens are adequate or better. Warm, dry weather is predicted all week with lows in the 40's--perfect bee weather. Here's a good site to check weather http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Independence&state=OR&site=PQR&lat=44.8314&lon=-123.203
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