So far the bees have done a good job on 7 (of 11) frames in the honey super. This picture gives you a good idea on how close they get to the frames below while building wax. They know just where to stop though, leaving one bee space. They haven't attached the comb to the frames below, but they did attach it to the wall. It was easy enough to cut loose.
click for larger imageThis is a picture of the best comb they finished. I've got it hanging on the stand, and you can see the far right edge and how close it fits the frame rest wall. This is the one they had attached to the hive wall.
click for larger imageThese pictures were taken 5 days ago. I checked the hive again today - (June 29th) day 16 of putting on the top bar frames. They hadn't done equally as much work as they have daily, but it was looking good in there. They've started capping on one frame, just a little bit.
I've also started work on my latest project. Some of you know what it is, but I'm not going to explain it in this post. It's an interesting project, and I can't wait to show it all. :) I guess all this building and experimenting is what I like best with beekeeping. Here Al has found his thrill - swarm catching! Mine is the designing, building, and experimenting with the hive.
Beth