Bill

Yes, I read Shakespeare in HS and college. Didn't really care for it, and I read a lot then, as I do now. An odd thought occurred to me as a watched a few minutes of some Romeo and Juliet makeover movie starring the Titanic guy. The question is this: would Shakespeare approve of the fact that millions READ his plays? I mean, he did write them as PLAYS. By PLAY, I mean an artistic work meant to be performed on a stage by actors, and WATCHED and HEARD by patrons. So why is it that millions of people have only one exposure to Shakespeare . . . through the written word an not the actual play? So an institution believes that exposure to Shakespeare is necessary for a balanced education . . good. So if you only have a given, limited, amount of time and resources to devote to Shakespeare, why would not give it to them in the form in which the author intended the audience to experience the work? Show them the play!

[aside] Granted, They still would have been bored to tears, but they wouldn't have had to spend $5.00 on Cliff Notes.

2nd Hive bodies

Added the 2nd hive bodies yesterday. All the queens were present and laying, brood looked good in all hives. I also added hive top feeders to all hives. After reading some Beesource posts, I need to go back redo the stacking order. I have the feeders on top of the inner cover. I need to place the feeder directly on top of the hive, then the rim, and then the inner cover. Maybe put some screen over the hole and prop the lid up for ventilation.

I completely removed all the entrance reducers. Maybe a bit early, but the ones I had didn't have the "medium hole" option, and the tiny entrances seemed pretty congested.

I check the SHB traps, and there were a few dead in them, and probably 5-10 dead on the sticky board.

Hive 1 is the strongest by far. Close to nine frames drawn. I added a deep super with wired wax on top. No SHB at all, which is probably because there were enough bees to police the entire hive.

Hive 2 was doing well, with 7-8 frames drawn. I added a medium super with waxed wire foundation. good brood and

Hive 3 was the weakest, with only 6-7 frames drawn, but I added a medium/wired wax super anyway.

I put the mediums on in order to get some drawn medium frames for use in splits and swarms, with I plan to work hard next year, or maybe later this summer.