August Lull August saw an abrupt end to the nectar/pollen flow here, with the splits and nucs we made building up wonderfully. Hives went into early August strong. Most hives had 2-3 supers on them. We took summer honey off in late July and returned those wet supers to the hives. Overall, we started the season with 21 hives and through splits and making up nucs to build up, we are up to just over 50 hives. During the lull in August, we are ever mindful that swarming still re