Since I was worried about the nuc I started feeding it sugar syrup in the hopes they would start working the third medium box. They have finally started, and they have finished off one bucket of syrup so far. Maybe they will have enough food for the winter.
In the not-so-happy hive I had moved 2 of the full frames of honey to the fourth box and moved 2 empty frames down into the third box to try and get them to start working the 4th box. That appears to be working, and they are now building comb in the other frames in the 4th box.
Since moving frames seems to work today I moved 2 frames between the 3rd and 4th boxes in the happy hive.
Both of the package hives appear to have totally filled the 3rd box with honey--before I messed with them so I think they'll have enough winter stores.
None of the hives appear to like the foundation I got from the honey exchange, or maybe it just seems that way since they are so slow drawing comb on it. Even with syrup the nuc is slow to draw out comb.
Now I need to start prepping for winter: Api Life and mouse guards to start, I think.
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