Squish · @Squish
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The ladies appear to be building a queen cell, there is another on the back side of the hive. Looks like I’ll be doing another split in about a week.. 🐝🐝🐝

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Squish · @Squish
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Here’s a longer clip of the new bee hatching out of her cell..
youtu.be/TJyy1p7i3KQ

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Squish · @Squish
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Bees caring for brood.. 🐝🐝🐝

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Loving this close up of the girls, you can see a bunch of them coming in with full pollen baskets 🐝
youtu.be/U2jeN43tI78

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I started posting some longer bee videos, will need to link to those. Here you can see them building some new comb on the comb frames.. youtube.com/watch?v=20Rc0gP0SD

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Last updated 2 years ago

Squish · @Squish
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are starting to build comb on the comb frames! It’s all on the inside edge so far, but hopefully they will thicken it as they build out and use the whole frame. Looks like my skills are useful!

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Last updated 2 years ago

Squish · @Squish
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They are bringing in lots of pollen today ❀️

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Squish · @Squish
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Oh my gosh, she’s not being shy today! Caught video of the queen bee laying eggs, this is amazing to see!! Her royal highness is busy and gets no privacy 🐝🐝🐝

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Last updated 2 years ago

Squish · @Squish
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I see eggs! Phone is having trouble focusing on them but they are there, centered in the bottom of the cells perfectly. I’m thrilled that she is laying on the outer frame, so I’ll be able to watch them raise their brood ❀️

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Last updated 2 years ago

Squish · @Squish
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The bees have been hanging out at the top lately, likely because that is where the new queen has been hanging out 🐝

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Squish · @Squish
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Beautiful worker bee ❀️

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Squish · @Squish
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Queen sighting!! She is walking from the center to the top of the frame, she’s a bit camera shy 🐝

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Last updated 2 years ago

Squish · @Squish
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Queen sighting!!! Barely saw her, but you can see her green dot in the center - I’m so relieved!! Hopefully she is laying on the frame behind, I don’t see any eggs on this side yet. So I just have one queenless hive to worry about instead of two 🐝🐝🐝

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Last updated 2 years ago

Squish · @Squish
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@markwyner @KLB it seems that it sticks with whatever was used the first time the hashtag was input. I was the first to use the hashtag, and I input it in Pascal case, so now that is what pops up in suggestions when you start typing it.

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Last updated 2 years ago

Squish · @Squish
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Hoping for a queen sighting soon so I know whether or not she survived the hive combine, or if I need to come up with a plan B..

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Last updated 2 years ago

Squish · @Squish
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Keeping an eye on the after the newspaper combine, hopefully they will chew their way through the newspaper in a few days, otherwise I’ll need to assist. Hoping this is successful!!

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Last updated 2 years ago