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Bije[n]buur

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Location
Maaseik, Belgium, Europe
Hive Type
Other
Number of Hives
4
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Dear all,
One of my hives I considered problematic because I did not see BRIAS for weeks. Some Queencells were built and I expected the old Q to be succeeded. During my last inspection I've found this and, the old Q still walking around.
My question now is, what happened here? laying worker? old Queen loosing it?
 
Is it the old queen, or as Dani suggests one newly laying?
 
Workers will sort it out. New queen's often take a while to learn one in each hole!
 
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Dear all,
One of my hives I considered problematic because I did not see BRIAS for weeks. Some Queencells were built and I expected the old Q to be succeeded. During my last inspection I've found this and, the old Q still walking around.
My question now is, what happened here? laying worker? old Queen loosing it?
Amazing photo by the way!
 

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