lancee
New Bee
- Joined
- Jan 14, 2011
- Messages
- 17
- Reaction score
- 0
- Location
- North Devon
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 2
Greetings to all.
I would firstly like to say what a great forum, some terrific info' on here, I wish I had found it sooner.
I am a new forum member and and third year keeper and this is my first posting.
I would graciously like to ask esteemed members opinions regarding the (hopefully) attached photographs and the current state of in hive proceedings !
Briefly the old Queen definitely went several weeks ago (seen on the ground), Queen cells subsequently found, artificial swarm attempted (and failed !).
I have since held the suspicion that the colony was Queenless and having captured and hived another now thriving seperate swarm 10 days ago have been waiting for a frame of brood from this new colony to use as a test frame.
Recent inspections have raised my hopes of a supercedure Queen, hence the attached photo's taken tonight.
I think (and am hoping that) I can see eggs, three in one cell! (not good?) various stages of larvae and a few capped brood, mixed in with some stores, also a couple of sneaky leafcutter bees which seem to have moved in !
Let me know what you think, thanks in anticipation !
I would firstly like to say what a great forum, some terrific info' on here, I wish I had found it sooner.
I am a new forum member and and third year keeper and this is my first posting.
I would graciously like to ask esteemed members opinions regarding the (hopefully) attached photographs and the current state of in hive proceedings !
Briefly the old Queen definitely went several weeks ago (seen on the ground), Queen cells subsequently found, artificial swarm attempted (and failed !).
I have since held the suspicion that the colony was Queenless and having captured and hived another now thriving seperate swarm 10 days ago have been waiting for a frame of brood from this new colony to use as a test frame.
Recent inspections have raised my hopes of a supercedure Queen, hence the attached photo's taken tonight.
I think (and am hoping that) I can see eggs, three in one cell! (not good?) various stages of larvae and a few capped brood, mixed in with some stores, also a couple of sneaky leafcutter bees which seem to have moved in !
Let me know what you think, thanks in anticipation !