Split all of the hives yesterday except for the smallest one. Used both the boxes and simply separating the double decker 10 frame brood boxes. We'll see which ones take. Said the new foxes. Need to take food out to all of the boxes now. About nine of them at this stage. Little concerned about one small Nook may not be biltwell.
When I started, I thought,"This will be a year in my life, with bees." I would chronicle all the steps and stages, all the trials and tribulation. It would bee my journal and outlet as well as my record of beekeeping. That was February. Now, on the other side of summer, it's October. One of the hives has been slimed by small hive beetles. The ladies have absconded. Perhaps, by keeping a closer journal, I -- and perhaps you, dear reader -- will learn more about beekeeping in North Florida.