December 15 2018 Pre Holiday check

We're between 7 and 14 days from bee spring. I'll be away for the next 10 days so I made sure everyone had sugar water and lime in their trays.  All 5 hives looked good. After two-and-a-half days of heavy rain, they were happy to be out flying.
Nothing to report since I put in the mite treatment.
An earlier spate of rainy weather had left water pooling in lime trays which I spilled out about 5 days aho.
When I return I'll take out the strips and do a more thorough check. By that time if they've stored too much honey, I will put in some blank frames and remove a honey frame so they can rob it out and hopefully they'll think that things are starting to Gear Up.