I finished my first hive inspection by getting into the third (South) hive a few days after inspecting the other two. Looking into the candy box on this hive, the sugar is almost all consumed, and, oddly, there is no comb drawn in this box like in the other two hives.
Like the other two hives, this hive has a lot of brood in it showing it is a strong hive with an active queen.
Another frame of capped brood and a little capped honey in the top left corner.
Another frame of brood from a little deeper in the hive. Note that the cappings on this frame are a little darker than on the first two frames, because this frame has been in the hive longer.
Another frame of brood from even deeper in the hive is even darker. This hive is building up well.
This frame has both capped and uncapped brood. You can see some larvae faintly int he cells above and among the cappings.
This frame has pollen (the colorful cells particularly in the bottom left side) and nectar (the wet looking cells on the bottom right). The bees are already bringing in their own food.
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