I've got one queen that:
a) I will not be grafting from (and I'm busy killing off the drones in that box)
b) I'll be replacing ASAP with one of my own
The queen has an Aderdonian accent and her daughters are always spoiling for a fight
More seriously, I've got splits on already and some nicely maturing queen cells.
Interesting range of development in the colonies. Many are really doing well with second super already and double brood. Others are slow to start.
Overwintering losses were 10% - one drowning, one DLQ - but I also found a hive with no eggs, no sign of the Q and no sign of swarming yesterday. There was a smattering of sealed worker brood, so she was there a few weeks ago. I plonked a test frame in.
Still coolish so when it warms up properly it'll be 'sick' as my kids say
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