Well, I took off the excluder between the 2 deeps, sugared both chambers with PS...bees tolerated it pretty darn good...I only took 5 hits on my thighs ( was wearing yoga pants, silly me )...and that was before I did anything...the brood box was full of bees and lots of capped brood...I did not see any eggs or larvae at this time...I did not see any drone larva...a small amount of capped drone, not much...no signs of queen cells, but I couldn't see queenie. The upper super deep was very heavy and had a good amount of capped honey, nectar and pollen...
I will leave it be for 10 days or so till I try another mite count...they seemed to enjoy the sugar!
My question:
Is it common to see less larvae this time of year due to dwindling population? There were still many many workers...
Thanks so much...
My thighs are itchy...dern it!