10th June

The sugar water put in the top of the brood box was almost gone.  There was a layer in the bottom of the jar, which had solidified.  We searched through the box, but couldnt find a queen, though the frame they'd put in last week was doing the right things, and the larvae was in various stages of growth.  There were two queen cells, so hopefully one of those will become ruler of our brood box.  The man in charge said the bees needed more food, so I scrounged some sugar and water from Kathy who had just fed hers, and refilled the jam jar and put it back.  This time we blocked the second hole in the coverboard.               One of the other hives hasnt had its owner around since we started, so I'd look after that one on until the bloke returns.  These bees are much more plentiful, and we found the queen, so it will be very interesting comparing the two hives.  Everyone else's hives are doing well, and we made a frame to go in the various boxes.  My frame went into the new hive because those bees are going to start expanding their territory soon.   Im going to go down and check the food on Wednesday, and top it up if neccessary.