Hive L: The queen must have hatched because there were signs of other queen cells having been broken down and the larvae having been stung. Four full and capped super frames were removed, extracted and replaced. Another super of empty frames was added.
Hive R: Two more undrawn frames were added to the brood chamber of Hive R and a few queen cups destroyed. Four very full super frames were removed, extracted and replaced. The queen was found and marked with a yellow pen. She is surprisingly small and black.
Hive W: Opening this hive showed that one of the hatched queens must have produced the swarm on the 25th. Another box was placed on top of the super with a queen excluder and newspaper between and the contents of the nucleus box placed in it. Despite the fact that this colony had swarmed, it was collecting nectar well and the super was nearly full.
These eight frames produced over 30 lbs (13.6 kg) of a pale coloured honey. Hive W has one super, Hive R has three and Hive L has two.
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