Only 2 out of the 6 hies at Corona St. survived. All of the commercially purchased hives perished at various points throughout the late winter. All hives had good resources and did not show signs of starvation or any deadouts at the bottom of the hive. A small number of dead bees were present but not enough for a full hive and most likely were due to the extensive robing.
We split the two remaining wild colonies. Both colonies had extensive bees filling out both the top and bottom boxes. There were eggs and brood present in both top and bottom boxes. The white yellow was split and the queen went with the split. The yellow read was split and the queen went with the split (we think). Both boxes had eggs, pollen and resources to start again.
