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  1. M

    New hive, plenty of space but have Queen cells

    Queen looks strong, plenty of eggs. Only thing I can put the reaction down to is the moving and unsettling of the bees. Took out 7 queen cells. Hope works
  2. M

    New hive, plenty of space but have Queen cells

    I went back in found 7 queen cells, I vast majority closed. Removed them. I’m confident the queen is laying and will keep an eye out for swarming. Thanks for your help. P
  3. M

    New hive, plenty of space but have Queen cells

    sorry for the confusion, see my clarifications below. There is at least one qc open, ALSO there are a number of dead queen cells. queen is there and looks active. stock -food pollen and honey the 6 frames from the nuc are full of brood, larvae and food, drones along the bottom, not a...
  4. M

    New hive, plenty of space but have Queen cells

    I’m in a dilemma. I got a NUC (6 frames) 4 weeks ago, did my first inspection today. Been feeding them 2:1 sine they were placed in hive. queen is laying, sh is clipped, drone cells evident, at least 1frame of stock produced, comb built out on new frames except 3 frames. there are a number of...
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