Soo... I inspected the hives a couple days ago. Still lots of earwigs, especially in the West one. But what concerned me more was the number of bees hanging out between the inner and outer lids - suggesting crowding down below - in the middle and east hives. We need to get those extra supers going. In the mean time, I did add screen to the West. In the Middle, I stuck a small super with empty frames, lacking foundation, which will just serve to give them breathing room over the next few days. In the East, I added another purple deep super but was short frames so we'll add more frames next week. In both cases, just trying to get give them some room so they don't think about swarming.
I didn't order any boxes but will pick up some unassembled ones this weekend. We'll probably assemble the boxes because they need to be stained (waterproofing) and allowed to dry. And then perhaps you can help with frame assembly. I can bring them monday, you assemble that day/night and we put in place next tuesday..
-JR
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