Yesterday I opened up the stronger hive. It is not full, but still seems to be doing well. I saw one drone without wings, but other than that no signs of disease. I saw eggs, milk brood and capped brood. There is still room for honey stores and pollen. I pulled a frame of capped brood and a frame of honey to put into the other hive. I did not see the queen. I did not go into the bottom box, just the top two.
I opened up the split and found they had finished the syrup. There is still lots of room in the hive, but they are working on putting in stores. I did not see the queen. The weather was turning so I only spent enough time to put in the frame of brood and the frame of honey in the bottom box. I put a frame that was only nectar and partially drawn comb above the inner cover so they can clean it out, and I added another jar of syrup. I'm trying to leave them alone. I expect to start Hopguard treatments and Fumagilin syrup in a couple of weeks. I will probably be rearranging frames then, and I hope to see the queens.
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