Warré hive toppled

Hive W9 with 5 boxes in a location exposed to all westerly winds directions.

Below left: viewed from the north-west.                     Below right: viewed from the south-west.

w9_toppled_nw.jpg (52795 bytes) w9_toppled_sw.jpg (69645 bytes)

Below left: top box (box 1).                                                   Below right: Box 2.

w9_toppled_b1.jpg (72303 bytes) w9_toppled_b2.jpg (56196 bytes)

Two days after righting the hive, a visit revealed that foraging was vigorous and lots of pollen was coming in including Salix (16 March 2016).

UPDATE: This same colony was still thriving in 2019.