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Your morning briefing for the apiary

The Colony Daily

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 — Nectar flow is ramping up

This month’s duties

  1. Reverse brood boxes if bees are clustered in upper box
    Gives the queen room to lay down into empty comb and evens out the colony footprint.
  2. First full spring inspection on a warm afternoon (60°F+)
    Confirm queen-rightness, brood pattern, food stores, and look for early swarm signs.
  3. Check mite load before the brood nest explodes
    Early mite counts set your treatment window for the rest of the season.
  4. Clean bottom boards / replace slatted racks
    Removes winter debris and dead bees that can harbour pests.
  5. Add supers once 7 of 10 frames are drawn
    Prevents honey-bound brood nests and reduces swarm pressure.
  6. Mark or re-queen any aging queens before the nectar flow
    A fresh queen going into the flow produces the strongest honey crop.
Learn it now

The three lessons that match this week

Your briefing points to the work; the Academy makes sure you know how to do it. These match what’s happening in your hives right now.

Academy
Spring build-up: what a healthy brood pattern looks like
6 min read · Course 2
Academy
Reading bottom-board debris after winter
4 min read · Course 2
Guide
When to add your first super
3 min read
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