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.