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Only went to the apiary today to add additional supers.. couldn’t help but take a peek whilst I was there. Slightly stumped by one colony. No sign of queen or eggs, lots of sealed brood and larvae.. I run double national brood, so I took a look in the bottom box and I find one single uncapped...

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How much did it set you back, if you don't mind me asking?

Great that's the answer I was looking for, thank you both.

Would a colony ever reject an added frame of eggs from another colony? For instance, if you suspected a colony was Q- added a test frame of only eggs no larva, has anyone ever heard of the frame off eggs being left alone and not nursed into larva etc.. Thanks

To say the least! I love those little buggers!

Ok, now another twist to the tale.. Today I found eggs in the hive standing up at the bottom of the cells, they were so much easier to find with a bit of sunshine over my shoulder. There must have been three half frames full of them in the top box. There must be a queen in there somewhere...

Thanks for the advice everyone. I'll open up my strong colony and see if they can afford to loose a frame of eggs and larvae. Much appreciated.

Just drone brood by the looks of things.. Should I add a frame of brood from my stronger hive and wait and see regarding the measly queen cell?

Thanks for the replies.. There were some sealed brood on 2/3 frames but nowhere near as much as my other hive. Is re-queening now a viable option of I remove all traces of queen cells/cups? What would you guys recommend?

Finally sealed queen cup today.

Here's another pic of open queen cup with nothing inside

Hello all, Firstly thanks in advance for any suggestions/help you may be able to provide. So I am new to beekeeping and currently have two nationals, both over wintered from last year on double nationals brood boxes. Now, I did my first full 2016 hive inspection at the weekend and shock...

+1 for rapid feeders

joe I'll pm you now about the standard national nuc..