Hive L: The new queen was found in Hive L. She is large and brown and was marked with a yellow pen.
Hive R: Yet more queen cells were removed from Hive R. The queen hasn't laid as many eggs as before and the brood is concentrated on 2-3 frames only. Perhaps the replacement cells are to supersede her rather than to prompt a swarm. I will check next week for more eggs and more queen cells.
Hive W: The queen could not be found in Hive W and there was no sign of any eggs. However the workers were placid as if the queen was present. Because of the absence of brood they were stocking up the deep brood frames well for the winter. Still only one super on top which is filling slowly.
This weekend was the start of a long period of cold and wet weather. Wimbledon fortnight was marked by excessive rainfall.
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