Does Size matter

[meetballuk]

a have few queens of various colours/ strains, from black to yellow to mohogony.
but this little lady who arived in a very small swarm in my bath is very small.
is she just a virgin waiting to mate or are some just smaller than others?
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[TryingToLetThemBee]

Nice of them to pop themselvws on a frame for you!

 

[meetballuk]

just placed it next to them and they walked on. but only enough to fill one frame.
she is small but shes gonna be needed for another failed supersedure number 4 this year!

 

[TryingToLetThemBee]

I was ruminating on the "clipped queen" thread about letting them supersede. I think I want to make that call if I can, not the bees.

Should we ve seeing the Q in the pic?

 

[meetballuk]

bees know better than me imho.
no ill try get foto tomoz if shes layin shes goin in a hive. but gonna try that caged queen queenless test that was in bbka a few months ago.

 

[Dishmop]

Alternative bathroom decoration?

 

[REDWOOD]

I picked up a small cast swarm three weeks ago on two frames and looked Sunday and they have two frames of solid sealed brood

 

[beeno]

Hi meetballuk,
She is what is commonly called a 'scrub' queen. Can still be good layers, if you are short, inconvenient though as she will go through the QE.

 

[meetballuk]

Hi meetballuk,
She is what is commonly called a 'scrub' queen. Can still be good layers, if you are short, inconvenient though as she will go through the QE.

thanks for the reply beeno, good to know. but i dont know what my height has got to do with fitting through the queen excluder. i have never tryed to fit through one but i suspect i am to fat.

 

[beeno]

Pun not intended!