Pictures from June Meltdown Hive Check

As we checked the hives, the outer cover and feeder were removed first and set aside. Then we bravely lifted the top two brood boxes and set them on the hive cover. The two brood boxes were almost too heavy for us to lift together! The bees are supposed to go down between the frames when smoke is blown gently across them....but as you can see our bees are not so obliging during this check of the hive.