Complete cock up!!

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Did another full inspection, today Sunday 2.00pm. Was a nice sunny day probably the best all week. Was really going to make an effort and find at least one queen. Hive one half way though, found her and some new eggs. Happy days, tried to mark her but gave up. Thought i was going to hurt her, only had thin gloves on but was very nervous. Tried a queen marking cage, but gave up as i kept catching workers. Next hive alls well, took the QE off yesterday as there storing all there honey in the brood box, not drawing any comb in the Super. Despite my constant attempts at spraying the foundation with 1-1. Found the queen on the third frame, no eggs. Picked her up to mark her and when putting the frame down must of squeezed to hard. Dead queen... o ****!! was proper pissed off with my self, went straight to Braithwaits, different queen marking cage, fondant and a queen cage to introduce her. Made an emergency introduction, at 5pm. Fingers crossed, am a dick!! Note to self, think it was the gloves with lack of feel. maybe stop wearing gloves, never handle the queen.
 

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