Opened the hive yesterday. The girls haven't expanded onto more than 4 frames. They have made comb going up, but not to more frames, yet. They will.
I had a protein cake on top of three outer frames, so they would have enough to eat before enough flowers & trees could produce their own pollen. The protein cake is a gooey slab made out of mostly soy. Now that it's the end of May, there should be enough out there for them. Plus the slab didn't look any more eaten than the last time I checked it, so they must be done with it. I bagged it up and put it in the freezer. I have to do more research to see if I can use it again next year. They aren't expensive, so there's really no need to be a cheapskate.
Some of the bees look like their eyes are smaller than the others. On closer look, they might just have more "hair" on their little heads. I know, I know, more research is needed!
Stay tuned!
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