R roo New Bee Joined Mar 15, 2010 Messages 15 Reaction score 0 Location uk Hive Type None Jun 21, 2010 #1 Hello people, Was wondering just how long it would take workers to start laying in a queenless colony?? Thanks.
Hello people, Was wondering just how long it would take workers to start laying in a queenless colony?? Thanks.
H Hivemaker. Queen Bee Joined Nov 8, 2008 Messages 14,287 Reaction score 21 Location Exmoor. Hive Type National Jun 22, 2010 #2 All depends on the bee's.......some will have laying workers sooner than others.
E Eyeman Queen Bee BeeKeeping Supporter Joined Mar 19, 2009 Messages 2,286 Reaction score 156 Location Anglesey Number of Hives 40 Jun 22, 2010 #3 It would be unusual to see laying workers before 4-5 weeks of being queenless but depends on strain of bee and other 'unkown' factors.
It would be unusual to see laying workers before 4-5 weeks of being queenless but depends on strain of bee and other 'unkown' factors.
R Roughlee_Handled New Bee Joined Jun 22, 2010 Messages 1 Reaction score 0 Location uk Hive Type National Number of Hives 3 Jun 22, 2010 #4 I thought that a worker would only lay drones, so what would the point of that? I in my newbie state would say get a queen. The workers can turn a worker cell into a queen cell.
I thought that a worker would only lay drones, so what would the point of that? I in my newbie state would say get a queen. The workers can turn a worker cell into a queen cell.
M Midland Beek Drone Bee Joined Oct 18, 2009 Messages 1,969 Reaction score 0 Location South Staffs Hive Type None Jun 22, 2010 #5 4 weeks.
