Mating

Knackered so dogvwalking delegated.

Headed to bees at allotment site 

Swarm cell inspection 1 with cups andceggs si will sort out on Friday.

Then an aggressive one stinging my hands as I lifted frames. Just closed it up and walked away with a chasing mob. Calned down and checked the rest one split as queen cells about to be capped.

Home and chat with beekeeper who helped with swarm as he needed a feeder.

Over to school bees. Teachers in charge they Di really well and marked the bait hive queen.

Out to bait hive in mrsmith's garden. Checked one outside garden which was empty then over fence watched purposeful bees in out of garden bait hive.

Git everything ready and took the lady of the house to the hive. 3 frames of bees, building beautiful white comb without foundation.  We spotted the queen , eggs , larvae and sealed brood, result. Put some drawn comb and frames with foundation to help build up.

Dinner.

Headed back to allotment bees in the cool drizzly evening to prepare aggressive colony to be taken to out apiary to be sorted out as no people there.

Boy dogs walked with bats as company.