May 29, 2015
Still feeding 1:1 cane sugar syrup to the new hive--top bar in Bend. the hive is thriving; occasionally see bees doing orientation flights. Upon lifting the bars toward the end of the hive (left side facing the front) I found bees on all 15 bars up to the follower. And when removing bars from the top of the 'storage' area, I found hundreds of bees there. Seems there is enough space between the bottom of the follower and the lower screen for them to move freely back and forth. So, I removed all the items from the left side of the hive box and assisted bees to leave, with the use of spray bottle of water and a feather. Then I added five additional bars to the main hive space for a total of 20. There was comb filling about half of bar 11. Bees are still using almost a full quart of syrup per day. This is now day 27 since the package was installed so new bees have hatched and are working inside; at about day 42 they will be ready for outside foraging. Good job Carniolans!!
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