clv101
Field Bee
- Joined
- Feb 11, 2012
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- Location
- Wales
- Hive Type
- 14x12
- Number of Hives
- nine 14x12
I took this photo at the weekend, not one of my hives:
By the multiple eggs in the cells, it's laying workers. However there wasn't much if any drone present and, as you can see, a queen. Not many bees and only one frame of brood. No sign of queen cells.
I guess the queen is failing and her pheromones aren't suppressing the worker ovariole development. But why wouldn't they attempt to supersede? Too few bees?
By the multiple eggs in the cells, it's laying workers. However there wasn't much if any drone present and, as you can see, a queen. Not many bees and only one frame of brood. No sign of queen cells.
I guess the queen is failing and her pheromones aren't suppressing the worker ovariole development. But why wouldn't they attempt to supersede? Too few bees?