Many thanks for the visit, Rick. I appreciate more experienced eyes on my colonies. I ordered fondant and should have it tomorrow or Sunday. Now that the boxes are combined there should be stores enough to get them through. It may have been a close call!

We talked about the lack of nectar and I failed to point out that even the blackberries have not bloomed yet. Swelling, but no flowers. Just a few more days, I think.

Thanks again for coming up. It was a pleasure to meet you.

Are any members making site visits as "mentors" to help newbies gain some understanding of what their colonies are doing? I, among others I think, would benefit from a visit. Renumeration will be generous :-)

One of my four survivor colonies seems to be queen less but I can't find evidence of a laying worker. Is introducing a new queen an option?

Only one of the other colonies are drawing out supers (just started around 5/29). The others have pretty full double deeps, including worker brood, but I see a bit of backfilling nectar into brood frames and no drawing out supers. These are supers from last year, which were not drawn then. Not good I think.

If anyone is willing to visit my apiary on Pumpkin Ridge I would welcome it. Thank you.