We currently have 3 pear trees (Baldwin, Bartlet, Kieffer) 1 Montmorency cherry tree 1 Belle of Georgia peach tree 1 Mulberry tree 7 apple trees (Candy Crisp, Firestorm Honeycrisp, Red Delicious, Snow Sweet, Sweet Sixteen, Wolf River, Zestar)
I didn’t see any freshly laid eggs. I did see some developing larvae so that’s good. As usual, I couldn’t find the queen. However, I did find a couple of emergency queen cells. Did something happen to her?
This coop will be fine for raising our growing chicks in close proximity with our existing flock. However, I would not put 4-5 adult chickens in as it advertises. Our One rooster was cramped in it.
It must have been a rush hour I saw before. No dead bees so there wasn’t a battle. Upon opening the hive, I found lots of new comb and some eggs laid. I couldn’t find the queen, but aw evidence of her being there. The sugar water bag was empty so I replaced it.
Most of the chickens are indifferent to the chicks, but one of the dominant hens was attacking them. The chicks are keeping a safe distance from the adults.
Unfortunately, the camera battery didn’t last for the whole process. However, it went pretty well. Nobody got stung and the bees are hanging around the hive, hopefully freeing the queen from her cage. We’ll check back on her in a couple of days.
