Capped Drone cells

[Perrandan]

Hey, I noticed during inspection today that there was one brood frame with a section of capped drone cells. Is this something I should be concerned about this late in the season?
I purchased a spring scale this week and measured the hive, it was 9kg on each side so assumed 18kg in total, think this is very light. I have put on a gallon of feed and will continue to do so, I went in at the 650ml of water for every kg of sugar, is the late drone cells related to lack of feed?
Thanks in advance

 

[Ian123]

There’s no feed related issue I’ve ever come across in fact i would expect them to dump drones in a shortage your colony sounds fine and certainly not to late for drones

 

[Perrandan]

thank you

 

[Wingy]

Inspection on 1 of my hives yesterday and still lots of drone brood. For 1 horrible moment I thought my Q had become a drone layer there was that much in the first super but brood box was full of worker brood

 

[birdsandbees]

I've still got capped Drone in some of Mine, one of the reasons I did one last set of grafts the weekend before last, new Queens emerged so just awaiting mating flights... if the Hornets don't get them first!

 

[beeno]

It takes drones 12 days from emergence to reach maturity to undertake a mating flight? So, changes of getting mated are very slim unless we have an Indian summer.

 

[Perrandan]

Thanks for reassurance

 

[birdsandbees]

It takes drones 12 days from emergence to reach maturity to undertake a mating flight? So, changes of getting mated are very slim unless we have an Indian summer.

but these emerging Drones aren't the only ones in the hive? still lots of other mature Drones present, a Queen will mate within days of emergence so I'm not worried about Drone numbers, the forecast looks to be favorable too.

Outlook for the UK over the next 6-30 days
UK Outlook for Monday 10 Sep 2018 to Wednesday 19 Sep 2018:
On Monday cloud and rain is expected to push across many central and southern areas, whilst further north there'll be showers and some sunny spells. Further pulses of rain are likely in the south on Tuesday, with brighter but showery and breezy weather continuing elsewhere. Through the rest of the week and the middle of the month, a good deal of fine and dry weather is likely to develop across central and southern areas. More unsettled conditions will affect the west and northwest at times, perhaps with spells of heavy rain and strong winds or gales, and with a risk of this unsettled weather developing elsewhere at times. Generally warm in the south, but temperatures varying around normal elsewhere, with some chilly nights with the risk of morning fog patches.

UK Outlook for Thursday 20 Sep 2018 to Thursday 4 Oct 2018:
During the remainder of September and into the start of October periods of dry and fine weather are likely at first, especially in the southeast at first where there may be some warm days.