newbe
New Bee
- Joined
- Jun 10, 2012
- Messages
- 20
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- Location
- Isle of Wight
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 3
Hi
3 weeks ago my bees swarmed ( 19th May) To prevent secondary swarming I was advised to split the hive in 2 ( 22nd May) I took the second hive with the strongest queen cell, brood, stores and bees to a different location. How long do I wait before I check on it?
I opened up the original hive yesterday 3 weeks after swarming and found there were no eggs, most of the brood had hatched. I could not see the queen, there were plenty of pollen,honey and a lot of bees. The brood had been cleaned out.
How long does it take for the queen to lay eggs? Should I buy a new queen?
3 weeks ago my bees swarmed ( 19th May) To prevent secondary swarming I was advised to split the hive in 2 ( 22nd May) I took the second hive with the strongest queen cell, brood, stores and bees to a different location. How long do I wait before I check on it?
I opened up the original hive yesterday 3 weeks after swarming and found there were no eggs, most of the brood had hatched. I could not see the queen, there were plenty of pollen,honey and a lot of bees. The brood had been cleaned out.
How long does it take for the queen to lay eggs? Should I buy a new queen?