Hi:  An update on my last posting.  I said about 10 days ago that 2/7
hives had no eggs yet, although all 7 seemed to be otherwise healthy,
with a good amount of non-nasty bees.  I gave those 2 pollen sub and
syrup and rechecked.  1 had capped brood and eggs, so I obviously missed
eggs the first time around.  The other has well placed eggs but no brood
yet, so I assume that I stimulated them.  All hives are bringing some
pollen (?poplar) now.  Should I be worried about the "slow hive" and
possibly requeen?  That hive seemed weeks behind the others.  All queens
are italians.
        Also the 26"+ of April Fools snow is gone now, I think spring has
sprung in central Massachusetts!  Pollination time will be here soon.
Gert Walter