malawi2854
House Bee
- Joined
- Nov 16, 2009
- Messages
- 205
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- Location
- Tonbridge, Kent
- Hive Type
- 14x12
- Number of Hives
- 5
Hello,
My hive lives at my parents house - and I had a phone call from them today to say that they visited the hive, and found a collection of 6 well-developed larvae on the "landing board" of the hive (obviously dead!).
I've never heard of this before - and certainly none of my books mentioned it! Can someone enlighten me as to what has happened, and why? (I appreciate not seeing the hive, that'll be difficult - but guesses are fine with me at present!).
They collected the turfed out larvae up, so I could see them when I can get over there, and they went back later, and no more had appeared. Are these ones that have died in the cells, and therefore been evicted?
I had a look at the hive (a new nuc - only been in my hive a week) last week, and all seemed well - a couple of queen cells, but I am expecting they will have been torn down by now, as they have plenty of room now (they were a bit squished in their nuc box).
I will be opening it up tomorrow, to feed and check things over - is there anything in particular I should look for, considering this course of events?
My dad used to be a beekeeper, and can't recall his ever having done it?
My hive lives at my parents house - and I had a phone call from them today to say that they visited the hive, and found a collection of 6 well-developed larvae on the "landing board" of the hive (obviously dead!).
I've never heard of this before - and certainly none of my books mentioned it! Can someone enlighten me as to what has happened, and why? (I appreciate not seeing the hive, that'll be difficult - but guesses are fine with me at present!).
They collected the turfed out larvae up, so I could see them when I can get over there, and they went back later, and no more had appeared. Are these ones that have died in the cells, and therefore been evicted?
I had a look at the hive (a new nuc - only been in my hive a week) last week, and all seemed well - a couple of queen cells, but I am expecting they will have been torn down by now, as they have plenty of room now (they were a bit squished in their nuc box).
I will be opening it up tomorrow, to feed and check things over - is there anything in particular I should look for, considering this course of events?
My dad used to be a beekeeper, and can't recall his ever having done it?