Clemcook
House Bee
- Joined
- May 18, 2017
- Messages
- 210
- Reaction score
- 1
- Location
- Fareham, Hampshire
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 3
Hi,
Some advice please
I have three hives which have had quees emerge recently, today I had a look:
in the one which has had a queen come out in the last 3 weeks( not seen her, not seen eggs), they had some brood 2 weeks ago from another hive to build them up but today's nothing much happening, no signs of eggs etc there was a half built supercedure cell on one frame, hive is low ish on numbers so I thought I would wait and unite it wth another hive once I have one with a laying queen. BEHAVIOUR WAS NORMAL
Nuc - queen probably came out in the last week to two weeks, I wouldn't usually check this early on but wanted to to see if I could have a peek to make sure they don't need anything. Anyway as soon as I lifted the lid they EXPLODED, worst I've seen my bees behave?!
So I'm wondering if anybody has got any insight into the behaviour of the two hives or what it means? I've been watching the outside activity and the nuc has had good stream of Bees going in and out the hive has had a few coming in now and then but not particularly productive, usually in my experience Hives with a queen are less aggressive and one's without a queen are more so? but I'm thinking in this case it's the other way around??
I still have one more to look in but I'm going to leave that until next weekend
Thank you
Clementyne
Some advice please
I have three hives which have had quees emerge recently, today I had a look:
in the one which has had a queen come out in the last 3 weeks( not seen her, not seen eggs), they had some brood 2 weeks ago from another hive to build them up but today's nothing much happening, no signs of eggs etc there was a half built supercedure cell on one frame, hive is low ish on numbers so I thought I would wait and unite it wth another hive once I have one with a laying queen. BEHAVIOUR WAS NORMAL
Nuc - queen probably came out in the last week to two weeks, I wouldn't usually check this early on but wanted to to see if I could have a peek to make sure they don't need anything. Anyway as soon as I lifted the lid they EXPLODED, worst I've seen my bees behave?!
So I'm wondering if anybody has got any insight into the behaviour of the two hives or what it means? I've been watching the outside activity and the nuc has had good stream of Bees going in and out the hive has had a few coming in now and then but not particularly productive, usually in my experience Hives with a queen are less aggressive and one's without a queen are more so? but I'm thinking in this case it's the other way around??
I still have one more to look in but I'm going to leave that until next weekend
Thank you
Clementyne
