Beeyonce
New Bee
- Joined
- Jul 9, 2012
- Messages
- 45
- Reaction score
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- Location
- Surrey
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 2
Here we again, talk about a rollercoaster and sorry to ask but I could do with a bit of advice.
My new queen in my 'problem' hive has emerged (would have been about the 16th of August) and this was clear when I checked yesterday. There are no eggs at present and I know it's early days but how long do I wait for her to get going before I give up on her?
Am also concerned about the size of this colony as they've had so little continuity since May and although there's a fair amount of bees in there there's been no eggs laid since about the first week of last month; even if the queen gets out and gets jiggy will the colony make it through the winter?
My new queen in my 'problem' hive has emerged (would have been about the 16th of August) and this was clear when I checked yesterday. There are no eggs at present and I know it's early days but how long do I wait for her to get going before I give up on her?
Am also concerned about the size of this colony as they've had so little continuity since May and although there's a fair amount of bees in there there's been no eggs laid since about the first week of last month; even if the queen gets out and gets jiggy will the colony make it through the winter?