lady boy/drone layer/ queen rearing workers(photos)

[keith pierce]

i was going through a friends hives today when we came across a nuc that was queenless. It had hot been inspected in a while as it was weak and he was letting it build up over the summer. They had gone queenless and had progressed into laying workers. One cell had the classic 2 eggs in it , and they had drawn down several, lookalike queen cells out of drone larve.
One queen cell had two drone larve in it but i had it broken down and flicked out with the hive tool before i released that i had the camera in the van.



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[enrico]

brilliant photo's well done
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[Jeff Buzz]

What camera and lens did you use brilliant photos

 

[keith pierce]

it a cheap canon pocket camera

 

[huntsman666]

Once again, excellent pictures Keith. Love the level of detail, keep them coming.

Did you see my post re. Dublin mountain heather? Info from a beek I know who has put a few hives there for years.

Full month of August and back in time for ivy and winter feed/varroa treatment etc. Only use strong colonies. If you're planning early August holidays, then the last few days of July will be fine.

Regards.

 

[keith pierce]

i moved them last year to the ling on the 4th of august and i was about a week too late

 

[Andre cardona]

love the shoots

 

[Monsieur Abeille]

More great photos Keith