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5 hives - the struggling top bar hive took that bar of brood I gave it and is off and running! :celebrate The two thriving TBHs have 17 bars of comb in varying stages.
 

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Hey there Chooks, How's that eye coming along? Should be good as new by now. Have you re-checked the splits yet? Any updates?
 

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Yep, my eye is back to normal now, thankfully.

I have not checked the splits yet. I'M going to check them on Tuesday.
 

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Some pictures from this morning on my split. (no queen piping yet)

I see you.......
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Run up before take off.......
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My best colony was two bars from filling the two footer they are in, so I pulled the queen and two bars into another box... here goes nothing! These girls have good temperament and perfect comb building form- no attachments. This has been a really cool experience so far. Wish me luck. :fl
 

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Finally got a weather break and was able to get into both mine today. Temp was 85 and they were super active so today I wore a tivek full body suit with the legs cut off just below crotch level. So more of a zip up jacket with the veil and also used smoke. Still bare handed though :clapThey were very calm and no pinging off me at all, no stings:love

They are building some really weird bur comb in there and I tore some of it taking frames out. Got a dab of honey to taste :drool Saw both queens:weee there's eggs and larva as well as capped brood and food stores of pollen and honey. Saw a few drones as well. So, introducing her highness:
hive 1 5-31-15 #2 queen.JPG

and a slightly better/less cluttered shot
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Good luck! That week of waiting is nerve wracking! I couldn't wait to get in there and see what was going on. Now I can't wait for my queen to hatch.
 

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