Drone brood

[Werbo]

I'm reading a lot but I'm confused about this. What is drone brood? And what is the difference between drone laying and worker laying and not the queen laying?


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[Erichalfbee]

Drone brood grows into drones worker brood into workers. Drones are bigger than workers so you can recognise drone brood in that the cells sit proud of the normal worker cells. Queens lay two types of egg. Fertilised eggs become workers ( or queens) and unfertilised eggs become drones. Usually there is a balance of both in the hive, the proportion of one to the other varying with the season and the colony's needs. A queen may get old and run out of sperm so becomes a drone layer. She may not have managed to mate and will similarly be able to lay only drones. If a hive loses its queen and remains queenless a large number of workers will start laying eggs. These are not fertile and will produce drones. Normally workers' ovaries are subdued by pheromones from normal brood so they do not lay. The odd one will but house bees eat the eggs

 

[Werbo]

Thanks, makes sense now. I think I just read far to much in a day and was unable to process it.


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[alldigging]

I'm reading a lot

What are you reading?

 

[Werbo]

What are you reading?

A local bee keeping group, here, a few web sites and watching videos on YouTube. It was a varroa mite video that where he was checking drone brood that through me off I think.


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[alldigging]

A local bee keeping group, here, a few web sites and watching videos on YouTube. It was a varroa mite video that where he was checking drone brood that through me off I think.


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Get yourself a copy of the Haynes bee manual

 

[Millet]

Get yourself a copy of the Haynes bee manual

 

[pargyle]

Yes, Haynes is not perfect but it's easy to follow, lots of illustrations, written to be understood - and not that expensive if you look for a pre-loved copy. You will need and want other bee books in time but Haynes is a good start.

Too much tripe on You-tube and the internet generally - fine if you have a bit of knowledge to sort out the rubbish from the worthwhile but it's a minefield for a beginner !

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

A local bee keeping group, here, a few web sites and watching videos on YouTube. It was a varroa mite video that where he was checking drone brood that through me off I think.


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The only things worth watching on yootoob are the Heathland Beekeeping series and porn........................

 

[Millet]

The only things worth watching on yootoob are the Heathland Beekeeping series and porn........................

Send me a link..

 

[Erichalfbee]

The only things worth watching on yootoob are the Heathland Beekeeping series and porn........................

And Mike Palmer
Is he bee porn?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

And Mike Palmer
Is he bee porn?

Forgotten Mike was on there - shows you how often I go on yootoob (try hardly ever)

 

[Poly Hive]

So my videos are no good eh?

PH

 

[Millet]

Which vids are yours PH..

 

[colinc]

Really hoping PH doesn't say the porn ones here....

An interesting side line

"Let me get my (hive) tool....."


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[Millet]

Really hoping PH doesn't say the porn ones here....

An interesting side line

"Let me get my (hive) tool....."


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