sharonh
House Bee
- Joined
- Jul 30, 2013
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- Location
- Co Westmeath Ireland
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 5
One of my colony's swarmed Thursday gone. Was home when it started, so watched and retrieved the swarm, now in a poly nuc.
Left all but one cell in the hive, with eggs brood and food.
This colony are docile, well behaved but yesterday and today, they are very different bees. Can't even go into the yard, never mind the garden where they are kept.
My only thought was, I need to get these a new queen and get her introduced. Anything just to calm the situation. Rang our local association, none to be got. Rang other numbers that had mated queens advertised, and none to be got anywhere.
How hard is it to get a mated queen, is this just in Ireland or is it everywhere this year?
Love Beekeeping <3
Left all but one cell in the hive, with eggs brood and food.
This colony are docile, well behaved but yesterday and today, they are very different bees. Can't even go into the yard, never mind the garden where they are kept.
My only thought was, I need to get these a new queen and get her introduced. Anything just to calm the situation. Rang our local association, none to be got. Rang other numbers that had mated queens advertised, and none to be got anywhere.
How hard is it to get a mated queen, is this just in Ireland or is it everywhere this year?
Love Beekeeping <3