August Update! Bees are happy, but slow to make comb!

Just went into the hives after spending a week in the Outer Banks. Both hives look queenright (meaning they each have a queen and she is doing her job) so that is a good thing (as Martha Stewart would say!!)!

They are so slow to draw comb though. I added the medium supers back at the end of June...and NOTHING! No drawn comb to speak of! I tried shifting the medium super and putting it BETWEEN the two deep supers to see if that would force them to draw comb on the meduims. Nope! Didn't happen!

Then on one of my favorite beekeeping forums, I read about spraying the foundation with sugar water. The idea is that hopefully the bees will feast on the sugar water and draw comb on those frames.

Keep your fingers crossed that this wil work! Very important this time of year as I want to have strong hives to make it through winter here in Pittsburgh.

Drawn comb is really important so that the Queen has sufficient room to lay and keep the hive healthy and strong. No drawn comb...no place for the queen to put her eggs.

This is a really heavy frame loaded with capped honey, capped brood, and a bit of larvae and eggs. Can you tell by the smile on my face how in love with beekeeping I am!!!!!