These are some things you’ll find in your hive. You should be able to easily identify each of these.
Curing Honey
Capped honey
Stored pollen
Drone Cells vs. worker Cells
Workers
Drone bee – note the large eyes and rounded abdomen.
Queen – this one is quite light in color. They may also be darker.
Drone (circled) – there are at least 4 others. The queen is also here – can you find her?
Eggs
Worker Larvae
Queen Cells – if you see these, your hive is either going to swarm or supersede.
Swarm cells on the bottom of frames. This hive swarmed twice later in the week.
A nice solid frame of capped worker brood.
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- Curing Honey
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- Capped honey
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- Stored pollen
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- Drone Cells vs. worker Cells
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- Workers
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- Drone bee – note the large eyes and rounded abdomen.
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- Queen – this one is quite light in color. They may also be darker.
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- Drone (circled) – there are at least 4 others. The queen is also here – can you find her?
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- Eggs
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- Worker Larvae
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- Queen Cells – if you see these, your hive is either going to swarm or supersede.
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- Swarm cells on the bottom of frames. This hive swarmed twice later in the week.
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- A nice solid frame of capped worker brood.
