Confused by an extra queen

[Cuckmere couple]

i had a similar thing yesterday


cluster of a couple of hundred of bees on top of a hive with unmarked q in the middle

hive had a q marked and laying so left them....wife 'fed' the cluster as they looked hungry!!!! caused a fight and the cluster disappeared....

 

[Johnnifer]

Daisy, Daphne, Dawn (redwood) & Erica (heather)

Thinking ahead and just for luck Fern, Floss (ageratum), Gay (feathers) and Ginger,

 

[Widget]

I'm open to suggestions for 'floral' names beginning with D and E for next year

How about Daffodil or Dahlia and Erica?

 

[elainemary]

I'm open to suggestions for 'floral' names beginning with D and E for next year

Dahlia, Daisy, Dandelion. Echinacea, Euphorbia, Eleagnus. Lovely way to give your queens a bit of personality

 

[Erichalfbee]

I have queens called Cosmos and Holly. The queen in a swarm that arrived at the beginning of may last year was Maybee till I killed her by accident and her replacement became Maybee Not. The others are XBee from Pete Little, Gloucester Green Spot from BS Honey Bees and Berlin from Stöfen. I’m on the lookout for some nice names for two Getty queens expected next year

 

[Swarm]

Well I had a beautiful queen from Jon called Dervla. I have her great grand daughter so possibly Dervla II. Another queen from Jon is Lagertha, a stunning goddess of a queen.
Two queens, eh?