First Inspection???????

[jeff4051]

As above Bees very active over the last few weeks. To our horror there was about 15 big stripey Slugs ahhh, removed and killed. Plenty of bees, good natured, good build up of capped and uncapped stores. No Queen, two thirds of brood Drone, no eggs. One Queen cell in middle top of frame bees polishing it. She was a new Queen when original swarmed last year. Plenty of Drones in hive. No old Queen cells . Getting prepared for A/S to increase our apiery reading up thro winter but pity bees can't read.

 

[Roola]

As above Bees very active over the last few weeks. To our horror there was about 15 big stripey Slugs ahhh, removed and killed. Plenty of bees, good natured, good build up of capped and uncapped stores. No Queen, two thirds of brood Drone, no eggs. One Queen cell in middle top of frame bees polishing it. She was a new Queen when original swarmed last year. Plenty of Drones in hive. No old Queen cells . Getting prepared for A/S to increase our apiery reading up thro winter but pity bees can't read.

i'd be more worried about there being 2/3 drone brood and no queen seen.

 

[oliver90owner]

Tell us more and ask the question, if there was one.

Open brood? Laying pattern? Polishing? Hive boxes? Supercedure cell? All useful if younneed a question answering without so much guessing.

 

[jeff4051]

The outer frames had sealed brood, the inner frames sealed drone brood. The Queen cell is not a typical supercedure one

 

[Roola]

The outer frames had sealed brood, the inner frames sealed drone brood. The Queen cell is not a typical supercedure one

do you have any photos? When you say inner frames, do you mean towards the middle of the hive? As Rab says, are you asking a question?

 

[jeff4051]

Yes the outer frames brood the central frames Drone. The bees are quiet busy. I haven't seen this before, normaly the drone brood is on the outside of the frames?