Inspecting & Preparing Our New Queen | The Obsidian Queen Diaries Ep 2

One queen. One new colony. And now, our first proper look inside. In Episode 2 of **The Obsidian Queen Diaries**, we return to our newly created nuc to see how the colony is progressing after introducing our mated Obsidian Queen. This inspection gives us our first opportunity to assess how the bees are settling into their new home, check on the queen and see how the colony is developing. While we're in the hive, we also clip the Obsidian Queen, provide the colony with sugar syrup to support their continued growth, and add an Apivar strip as part of our Varroa management. In this episode: Completing our first follow-up hive inspection Checking on the Obsidian Queen and her colony Clipping the queen Feeding the nuc with sugar syrup Adding an Apivar strip for Varroa treatment Assessing how the new colony is progressing Sharing the observations, decisions and lessons along the way *The Obsidian Queen Diaries: Nuc to Production Hive* follows one queen and one developing colony as we attempt to take them from a newly created nuc through to a strong, established production hive. We'll be following: Queen acceptance & laying Brood development Colony growth & expansion Hive inspections Honey production Varroa management Winter preparation & overwintering The journey towards a full production colony The colony has been created and the Obsidian Queen introduced. Now the real work begins: building enough bees, brood and resources to turn this small nuc into a colony capable of facing its first winter. Will the Obsidian Queen and her colony make it? Follow *The Obsidian Queen Diaries* and we'll find out. *HoneyForge — Forged in the Hive.* #beekeeping #honeybees #ObsidianQueenDiaries #hiveinspection #varroa