Recent content by robin

ah ha an almost helpful reply If you read the initial question WOULD A QUEEN CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OUTSIDE THE CELL the other two are not really the questions, just asking if someone could validate the observation I posted the question to see if some KIND HELPFULL EXPERIENCED beekeeper could...

I have discovered there are lots of little sayings rooftops - cheers for that it is mainly curiosity, and if someone 'knows' the anwser then that is all I am asking for - hopefully in a nice and polite manner, I just don't apprieciate unhelpfull comments yes nature is there for a reason, but...

hmmm OLIVER90OWNER well that was a very usefull anwser, thank you for that amazing contribution to a curious mind possibly - just possibly, they continue to develop in the cell due to being in a delicate condition and ( I don't know if you have noticed but bees climb all over each other) and...

wassat no one has a view on this! I removed a queen from her cell put her in a jam jar in the airing cupboard she died but did continue to develop, I don't know if she died due to lack of food, or cos she was not in the cell any one got a good book to refer I have read a guide to bees and...

cheers for that will find him on here

as it says really, any recomendations ideally down somerset way would be good so that I could pick up quickly if needed thanks Robin

Hi I a curious, if you remove a queen cell and open it up a few days earlier while the queen is in pupae, she is no longer eating? does being in a cell keep her moist? Robin

that is a good idea I had not thought to test that my main hive is still eggless, am hoping to check today if warm enough but I think I will do that

hi cheers for the reply I am not adding sealed brood the story of what happend is in another thread, but currently I have a 2 hives, one a little bigger than 4 frames, but has a queen laying, my 'main' hive has a queen on the way and a few frames of empty drawn comb, I have taken a frame from...

Hi have had a fun time, I had 1 hive, caused the queen to be killed, mistook emergency cells for swarm cells, so split, have seen the queen in the nuc and she is doing a good job, have not seen a queen or evidence (eggs) of a queen yet and am thinking of 'stealing a frame of drawn brood to...

as the title says really I understand that with no queen = no new bees = no foragers = no honey but do the bees actually stop working if there is no queen Cheers Robin

have updated my details to be more informative I am in somerset, near the city of Wells

no problem for asking I was intending on keeping a couple - for the experiment so would not be 'all those' and then I am not sure maybe talk to some local beeks and see if I can get a frame or so from a couple to build up a 3rd hive from a 'spare' queen maybe see if anyone in my club is in need

cheers guys Instead of killing off I will remove and try hatching in a controlled environment - nothing tried nothing gained cheers guys

that is true, but what with it being my first hive, I really wanted to have the best possible out come, hopefully this way I will get two (fingers crossed) strong colonies out of it am hoping for a warm day tomorrow so that I can clear out most of the 'unwanted' queen cells rather than kill...