It's time to keep track of our hives!  First off, naming the hives...for simplicity sake (and until I get more creative) let's call them A, B...and so forth starting on the right (reverse reading order, I know). 

A and B survived the winter and are going strong.  So strong, in fact, that David split B over the weekend.  He began feeding them about 1 week ago and the hives are thriving.  B had several capped swarm cells, so the queen was found, moved into a new home (a deep rather than nuc box) and placed with several of her own girls and a few frames of brood from A.  Now there is A, B and lil' C (soon to be big C).  A had no swarm cells.  Or at least David did not find any in the top deep--he didn't go down to the bottom.  I tend to think that A is an aggressive hive, but that may only be because they seem to get stuck in my hair every time I go outside. But I digress...

As of today, there is C (one deep and being fed), B (two deeps and being fed), and A (two deeps and making honey).  Because A is crowded, making honey and not needing to be split (yet), today I slapped a super right over the second deep. Seems like they need some room and hopefully the nectar is flowing.  Dandelion bloom is well on it's way and other plants are blooming.  The super consists of drawn-out frames mainly from 2011.  Most of the frame is in good shape, although some has been chewed and there are a few bee bottoms that need to be cleared out.  Get to work girls!