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  • From: Robert King <robk2.mindspring.com AT gmail.com>
  • To: SALLY HOWARD <sallyhoward AT centurylink.net>
  • Cc: ocba <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Hive inspection
  • Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2017 05:09:34 -0400

I'm new too, but I'd say keep feeding and wait 11 to 12 more days and inspect
for emerging brood.

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> On Apr 4, 2017, at 8:16 PM, SALLY HOWARD <sallyhoward AT centurylink.net>
> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> Input please. Hived a package ten days ago, then three days later checked
> that the Queen was releasedand she was. Bees have been drinking upwards of
> two quarts per day. Last couple of days there appears to be less activity
> outside the hive. So much so, that we opened the hive expecting that the
> bees may have absconded, but plenty of activity at the feeder and on top of
> the frames. We did not look any further this evening. What action should
> we take next please? Inspect the hive soon for a live Queen? Wait and let
> the bees continue to draw out comb. This is an eight frame Langstroth hive.
> Many thanks,
> Sally
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