dpearce4
Queen Bee
- Joined
- Apr 24, 2011
- Messages
- 3,527
- Reaction score
- 3
- Location
- Coastal, West Sussex
- Hive Type
- Commercial
- Number of Hives
- a few more than last year but still not enough
hi
a what point do most beeks give up on a hive?
i have one that i would say has less than 2000 workers and drones. it has a QC that looks like it is being distroyed by the workers. all the wax down 1 side has been removed. is was sealed when i looked last sunday.
there is dead lavae from before the split was done. there is no eggs no live brood. very little stores (have added a fast feeder to it today) but plenty of pollen.
my other hive has a very small amount of sealed brood on 2 frames. a QC that has a hinged lid open and a worker cleaning it out?
plenty of sealed stores, has had 3lots of 1kg syrup in past week. is drawing comb on new foundation. bees are coming and going bringing in pollen.
cant see new queen if she exists but there was a high pitched sound, i would discribe it like a very high pitched buzz was this piping? when i was putting the crown board back on the hive.
there was no eggs but wasnt expecting to see any as the QC was sealed last sunday when the previous queen was removed.
god i wish i had taken pics to show.
a what point do most beeks give up on a hive?
i have one that i would say has less than 2000 workers and drones. it has a QC that looks like it is being distroyed by the workers. all the wax down 1 side has been removed. is was sealed when i looked last sunday.
there is dead lavae from before the split was done. there is no eggs no live brood. very little stores (have added a fast feeder to it today) but plenty of pollen.
my other hive has a very small amount of sealed brood on 2 frames. a QC that has a hinged lid open and a worker cleaning it out?
plenty of sealed stores, has had 3lots of 1kg syrup in past week. is drawing comb on new foundation. bees are coming and going bringing in pollen.
cant see new queen if she exists but there was a high pitched sound, i would discribe it like a very high pitched buzz was this piping? when i was putting the crown board back on the hive.
there was no eggs but wasnt expecting to see any as the QC was sealed last sunday when the previous queen was removed.
god i wish i had taken pics to show.