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I helped Roger with his hive inspections this morning, opening up both hives and checking for progress. This involves looking at each frame and working out whether there are eggs, larvae, nectar, honey and so on. The comb makes wonderful patterns, and sometimes the bees produce protuberances at the bottom of the frames – they fill any tiny spaces with propolis, but larger spaces get filled with honeycomb and it’s not quite as regular a structure as you expect. One of the jobs is to find the queen to check she’s still there. You can tell she’s there if there are eggs, of course, butRead More →