May 12, 2011

Well the bees have been in the hive for several days now so it's time to check and see if the Queen has been released from her cage. I opened the hive by first removing the top cover followed by removing the top feeder. I pulled the Queen's cage from the middle of the frames and discovered she was indeed released. This is great news! Hopefully she'll be laying eggs in several days and our colony will start expanding. After removing the Queen cage, I installed the 10th frame and also removed a little burr comb that had been built up where the cage was placed. Put the feeder and cover back on the hive and called it a successful day.