Putnamsmif
House Bee
- Joined
- Jul 17, 2013
- Messages
- 139
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- Location
- Norfolk
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 3
I didn't intend on doing a full inspection today just a quick look to see if another super was needed: one nearly full and another started. However, on the very bottom of the super directly above the excluder I noticed 5 or 6 drone cells. I opened them up and they were nearing maturity.
This hive was artificially swarmed earlier in the year, and the brood box is rammed with bees on all 11 frames with brood in all stages though I didn't see the queen.
Is it possible the queen could have stuck her abdomen through the bars because she's a bit short of space in the brood box (that sounds dumb to me now I've written it down!)? Or could a rogue worker have laid a couple of eggs?
This hive was artificially swarmed earlier in the year, and the brood box is rammed with bees on all 11 frames with brood in all stages though I didn't see the queen.
Is it possible the queen could have stuck her abdomen through the bars because she's a bit short of space in the brood box (that sounds dumb to me now I've written it down!)? Or could a rogue worker have laid a couple of eggs?