Bee Hive Inspection 04/16/2024

Today I'm inspecting a hive to see if the bees have drawn out any supper frames.
I installed the package in March, and I also recently installed 3 deep frames from a previous hive to help jump-start comb production; the supper was only added about 3 days ago, but I'm curious.
I haven't observed any SHB yet, and my last mite check was good, with plenty of capped brood and freshly laid eggs, I'm also using a solid bottom board for the first time; I'm feeling pretty good about this year. I lost three hives in the last two seasons, both from ignorance on my part, but I've learned a lot.
In this video, the queen is present; comment below if you see her!
Thanks for watching!
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[@hillkid4mountains]

Nice clean hive inspection and equipment. Good slow calm moves as you proceeded into your hive. Maybe a little to much smoke after removing the first medium and coaxing the bees down in the second. A little wonky cross comb on the first frame that needed to be scraped off. Careful in picking up your deep frames there out of the box unevenly. You saw how close that marked queen was near the right side end bar. You can sometimes squish her if she is on the wall side of the end bar. I like the cleaning of your top bars of extra wax also. Good overall inspection and video. Thanks and look forward to seeing more. 🐝