There's not much to report from today's hive inspection. Most of the past week has been rainy and cool, so the bees didn't expand the comb by much. There is no new comb being drawn yet on top bars #1 through #10. #11 is now fully drawn, and I was able to pull out the follower board, which is in slot #14 and examine it. I found that the bees have nearly fully drawn the recessed space with comb, and the queen has laid brood there. In fact, the comb was mostly filled with capped brood. So those bees will be hatching in a few days.
When I dumped the bees into the hive three weeks ago, I figured they would start drawing comb on top bar #1 on the right side of the hive, and work their way towards the left end. Obviously, the bees thought it would be better to start at the left side, and work right. Note to self; despite our thoughts to the contrary, we puny humans really cannot influence Mother Nature!
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