First Hive Inspection After Catching A Swarm A Few Days Earlier & Installing A Flow Super

After catching a swarm just 4 days earlier, I wanted to do the first hive inspection ASAP. This was a large primary swarm collected from a mango tree about 2 meters from the ground.
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Much too big to fit into a standard swarm box, I took an 8 frame box. But I only had 7 frames on hand. 2 frames were stickies (frames that previously had honey in them) and 5 frames were without foundation. Some frames had wire and some not.
I was quite pleased to see how much these bees had done in such a short time. Most frames are filled with honeycomb. Plus, they started to build comb above the top bars. A good sign that the bees needed more room to work. So I decided to add the 8th frame (a frame with plastic foundation).
After the inspection you’ll see I added a queen excluder and a Flow super with 6 flow hive frames. After having a flow hive 3 years back, I wasn’t convinced it was the best solution for me. But this year I decided to try the flowhive again. This way I can compare it to the other (traditional Langstroth) hives I have sitting just a metre away.
As you can see it’s a strong swarm. And although I didn’t spot the queen, there is evidence of the queen’s presence. So I’ve decided to document this hive’s progress to witness its growth. Note of the 6 flowframes, 2 are brand new, coated with some bees wax to encourage the bees to use the frames. I placed these frames on the side walls. The other 4 frames are flow frames given to me by a friend (thanks Neal). So they already have the “bee smell” on them.
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[@SaveOurBees]

Can you spot the queen? If so add it in the comments. But don't give away when it appears (that is if it really DOES appear 😀)

[@bradgoliphant]

they built all that in 4 days!!!! Unheard of!!! wow.

[@SaveOurBees]

yeah... it was a huge primary swarm.

[@bradgoliphant]

What species of bee are they--do you know? Love how gentle they are. And I see you have a Flow Hive Super--How exciting. I just ordered mine. Found it for cheap on a secondary site. How do you like yours? Very calm and relaxing video. Thanks.

[@SaveOurBees]

Italians and a gentle queen.

[@bradgoliphant]

Can't hear anything you are saying!

[@SaveOurBees]

Thanks yes I had an issue with the mic in the piece. Hopefully the audio is better in the others.