Quick Check...Ouch.

Made a quick check on 2008-B to see if it's time for a new super. Nope. Everything looks good, but I don't know why they've slowed down. Still a little comb to draw out...

Quick check on 2008-A to see if the middle body is being drawn out...it is, but not quite complete. Also, there is a small amount of brood in the honey super that hasn't hatched. LOTS of nectar in the honey super and a fair amount of capped honey. I don't know if I'll get a crop this year...I think it'll be close.

I decided since this was a quick peek I wouldn't use smoke. Bad idea. They are definitely more aggressive without the smoke and just as I was finishing with A I got stung.

Sting Counter: 3
Outside, base of my left thumb.

Worst initial pain and then nothing within a couple of minutes.

A couple hours later I went and helped Mark & Julie lift the tin to the top of their river house. Pretty good work out. By the time I left there the sting site was very itchy. I took an anti-itch pill when I got home. (I'll try to remember to find the name of these over-the-counter pills. My allergist recommended them and they work fabulously.)

Woke up this morning (6/18) and had a small blister similar to an ant bite blister. Still very itchy, though I haven't taken any medication today.

All's well...we hope

Weather has been cloudy every opportunity I've had to open the hives. I'm not too worried about 2008-A as we paid close attention to it a couple weeks ago. 2008-B we only touched on then but it wasn't ready for a new body. My only worry is that they are crowded in there. From the outside, everything looks normal!