Hive L: Two super frames were removed from Hive L and replaced with undrawn frames. The other super frames are almost filled but not yet capped.
Hive R: Two super frames were removed from Hive R and replaced with undrawn frames. The other super frames are almost filled but not yet capped. A close inspection of the brood chamber showed that there are still queen cups being built on one brood frame so they were removed.
Hive W was opened and the box with the captured swarm was smoked so that the workers would go down leaving queen above the excluder. The queen was found and removed and the extra box and queen excluder removed. Four super frames were removed and replaced with undrawn foundation.
These eight frames produced another 27 lbs (12 kg) of honey (•). Despite thinking earlier in the season that there was no oil seed rape within flying distance, a few late-sown fields came into flower. As it is near the end of the oilseed rape flowering, I will remove most frames next week even if not capped. The nearest oilseed rape field is about 1 mile away.
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