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The Saga continues. Checked today (last dry day for a week). Lots of small QCs most were empty. Found the queen (well my better half did but she is a commercial salmon fisherman’s daughter and can spot a ripple from a fish several hundred yards away- so maybe it was a spratt). She (the queen)...

I’m just useless that’s all, no excuse

Sorry I thought you were asking about the Queen I mentioned nearly swarmed last year. She was two years old, the one I am concerned about is her daughter. Born August 2020 open mated

But I got her in July 2019. Person o hit her from said she was older than she would usually sell as she was 2.I guess she was marked after overwintering. Born in 2017 marked 2018.

yes was red marked

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Larva- sorry. Personally I have done what I could to forget the Latin I was subjected to in school.

Thanks. I bit the bullet and knocked them down, Yesterday there was definitely larvae in the one I photographed didn’t appear to be any when I knocked it down.

Private sourced through the Edinburgh and Midlothian bee association after I finished the beginnings course. Don’t know much about it’s pedigree but it was 2 years old

I knew it was early but I only added 6 frames on the top box. Last year (my first) I had swarm cells despite there being only about 5 frames of brood and plenty of space. I am not impressed with the QC either but there was larvae getting fed in it

When I say non prolific I mean not jam packed. She lays nicely but at each inspection there seems to be as much brood hatched as new layers. Went to double brood when she had about 6 full frames of brood because we had had a terrible spring and there was a week of great weather on the way and I...

Hi I would value some advice. Last week I found a capped queen cell on the face of a frame. It was the only one and I am sure they hadn’t swarmed. I assumed superceedure even though it is a first year queen and laying well, but not prolific. The QC was very small and as there were eggs I...

Thanks.

Thanks. I know if it was a queen I wouldn’t needed to ask. Need to get a grip

I know what you mean. It’s one of those things when it is right it is obvious. I thought I had only attached one photo (the last one). Not sure why I am bothered

Bottom right. I think many newbies like me would like this type of advice. I know there is a queen in the hive, eggs and larvae but this year is a new unmarked queen. I have not seen her so far and am not good at finding them.

How could you do that? A cockapoo bred with a cockapoo would be a cockapoocockapoo

I’m rubbish at this. Don’t really try anymore just photo everything and look at my leisure. Even then never sure if I’ve seen the queen. Is this a queen the very black bee in the bottom right). ? Looks a bit small to me but different than the others daughter thinks it’s a drone

Good point!!

I assume different bees work at different temperatures. Here in Edinburgh we seldom have many hours above 18C.