It has been 2 weeks since I put my package of bees in and when I checked my hives today, I have brood. Nope it is not disease or anything weird like that. Brood describes all immature phases of the bee: egg, larvae, prepupae, or pupae. This will be first batch of new bees. It takes 21 days for a worker to go from egg to bee. So the next week I check out my hives I should have more bees!! Maddy is doing the best and I am a little concerned about Sam. Sam seems to be a little slow but at the same time it had more brood. Maddy has drawn out 7-8 frames while Sam has done only 6. I'll just have to keep an eye out and see how it goes.
I hate to say it but both my hives have a pest. I thought I might avoid it but they say you can't. I saw 3 small hive Beatles and was only able to smash 2 of them. They say you have to watch out for these little creatures or they run your bees out. I'll eventually put a trap in the hives and see how they work but for now I'll just smash them until there are to many.
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So... how are your bees doing now Richard? I hope your pests are gone. :)
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