steve1958
Drone Bee
- Joined
- Jul 13, 2009
- Messages
- 1,055
- Reaction score
- 268
- Location
- Hampshire UK
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 5
If Queens only go on one mating flight and store the collected sperm inside them ready to fertilise the eggs she lays.
There must be a limit to the amount of eggs she can lay in her lifetime.
So
My question
I have a national on single brood box with capped and uncapped brood on 9 of the 11 frames.
The remaining 2 frames contain mostly pollen.
There is no sign (at present) of the bees making Queen cells.
Is it better for me to give the Queen more space (Adding a half brood box), so she can continue to lay more.
Or to restrict her laying by not adding space, thus extending her laying lifespan.
There must be a limit to the amount of eggs she can lay in her lifetime.
So
My question
I have a national on single brood box with capped and uncapped brood on 9 of the 11 frames.
The remaining 2 frames contain mostly pollen.
There is no sign (at present) of the bees making Queen cells.
Is it better for me to give the Queen more space (Adding a half brood box), so she can continue to lay more.
Or to restrict her laying by not adding space, thus extending her laying lifespan.