Organic beekeeping June 2012 inside hive 1
Channel: greenbean2510
Date: 2012-06-29

Here we are at hive 1 checking the progress of the bees and the honeycomb 
they have produced in the second hive body (the second story, or top box).  When
it is time for the nectar flow from flowers, next Spring, there will be a third box on
top, a honey "super".  If it is a strong flow, there could be more supers needed, thus more honey.

You can get a really good look at how the bees have drawn the honeycomb starting from the top of the frame.  Eventually, they will fill out the sides of the frames with comb, but they always start with that nice rounded shape.

We have noticed that the bees draw the  honeycomb very fast on a frame without
a foundation... the natural way is faster!! Go figure!

The workers are larger than the females, and when the hive franes are foundationless, the bees make the cell sizes according to what they need, but overall, the natural cells are smaller than cells that are built on foundation.

There is honey in the hive, but the bees will use that for food in the
Winter.