Busy Bee
House Bee
Hi All,
Came home from work, 1st thing I had a look at the bees briefly. I thought not many bees coming and going I'll look after dinner.
So I went to my hive and had a look not many bees moving in both hives. I noticed 6 or 7 bees in a bunch in the grass and I thought what have they got. Got down on my knees shock horror, a new queen.
Panic stations, opened the hive 10 bloody queen cells, no eggs, larvae just capped brood and drone brood. Old queen not there.
Now this is the thing plenty of bees on every frame, bees in the supers seems to be plenty of bees in the BB not many bees flying but seems a full colony.
I got the new queen and put her into the brood box, she went straight down.
Now, what should I do? Help please!![Ack2 :ack2: :ack2:](https://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/images/smilies/ack2.gif)
Busy Bee
Came home from work, 1st thing I had a look at the bees briefly. I thought not many bees coming and going I'll look after dinner.
So I went to my hive and had a look not many bees moving in both hives. I noticed 6 or 7 bees in a bunch in the grass and I thought what have they got. Got down on my knees shock horror, a new queen.
Panic stations, opened the hive 10 bloody queen cells, no eggs, larvae just capped brood and drone brood. Old queen not there.
Now this is the thing plenty of bees on every frame, bees in the supers seems to be plenty of bees in the BB not many bees flying but seems a full colony.
I got the new queen and put her into the brood box, she went straight down.
Now, what should I do? Help please!
![Ack2 :ack2: :ack2:](https://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/images/smilies/ack2.gif)
Busy Bee