Honey Already???

7/3/2010 I finally had some time to really dig down deep and check on Regina. I was going to wait but it is a good thing I didn't. The weather has been decent and they have been working quite hard. I noticed that the honey super I just placed was COMPLETELY full! It was even capped. I am now trying to decide if I should harvest it or just leave it on. I gave her another super but it had all new frames so they will have to comb it and get it ready. I put the new super on top and probably should have put it in the middle.

Brunhilda has also been very busy. She is about 3.5 frames away of being full so I added a super for her as well. She has a very strong colony and should do quite well in the next 2 months.

Reina is getting there but probably needs a week or two before she is ready for a honey super. This is my assistant's hive and for some reason it has been slower from the beginning. We will have to keep a close eye on her to see if she catches up. I think the nuc she came from was slightly weaker than Brunhilda.

All three hives were VERY gentle. I had little to no head butting and they were too busy to follow me to the car. I guess they did not want to come home with me for ice cream. Oh Well.