Hive L: Two supers removed. New Q found and marked. Starting to lay. A few eggs and lots of royal jelly at the bottom of some cells.
Hive R: One super removed. Q laying well. Q cells removed.
Hive W: One super removed. Almost completed Q cell removed. Two frames of brood moved to top box with artificial Q cell cups each containing a grafted lava.
Hive 4: Q not found but colony relatively quiet so maybe Q is present.
Apidea: Frames building well and first sign of eggs.
Hive 5: New Q found and marked. Starting to lay. A few eggs and lots of royal jelly at the bottom of some cells.
80lbs (36kgs) of OSR honey extracted from four supers.
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