Finson 3
Sunday, April 26, 2026
- Date Established
- Apr 26, 2025
- Origin of Hive
- Split from Finson Colony
- Weather
- 59°F, Sunny
- Hive Type
- Full Size
- Frame Count
- 8 Frame
- Boxes
- 0 deep, 4 medium, 0 super
- Queen Excluder
- No
- Queen Status
- Queen Seen
- Origin of Queen
- From original Finson Colony
- Queen Marked
- Yes — Blue
- Brood Patterns
- medium #14/5medium #25/5medium #35/5medium #45/5
- Mite Roll
- Done — 0 mites per 100 bees
- Observations
- This is a colony that is a combine from last fall. Beautiful blue marked queen. She is laying well with tons of brood, eggs, larvae and capped brood. Removed the bottom medium and added a feeder with one gallon of 1:1 sugar water. Saw drones and capped drone brood .
- Next Inspection
- May 3, 2026