12th - 18°C

Hive L: Removed 3 more queen cells, 2 of which were new and 1 which must have been missed last week. The queen should hatch tomorrow and, as there are no other queen cells, she should not produce a cast swarm.

Hive R: Half a super was removed. Queen found, marked (yellow) and clipped. Not huge but beginning to lay well.

Hive W: Two and a half supers were removed (55 lbs (25 kgs) with hive R). Frames half capped but beginning to set. Queen spotted. At least four undrawn brood frames still and, guess what, a queen cup. It was duly removed.