I could have collected one super and one top bar section from my Warre. I decided to leave all honey in. Last year I took too much and weakened the colony, not knowing that there is no nectar flow in Florida during July and August.
This year I will wait till fall and harvest after the Brazilian pepper flow. If there will be anything to harvest. For now I am happy that the bees are surviving.
The colony that got a new queen three weeks ago is still pretty weak. I added frame full of brood from my strongest hive to help them out.
I also added the last hive to the bottom of my Warre. The third hive was more than half full of comb. I will not be able to come back for a month so I want to make sure that bees have enough space to work in.
I also put together new hive body. Special one with observation window. I love watching bee activity in the Warre, so I figured why I could not do the same in regular Langsroth. Friend of mine modified a regular hive wall.
He cut a hole in the side and inserted a plexiglass window.
Now I will be able to view the progress of my hive without disturbing them. All my grandma's brood boxes had observation windows. I used to watch bees through them when I was a kid.
Can't wait to start new colony in this hive.
