Mated queen in Apdiea

[Susan1]

What should I do with it. Will the queen keep in there ok for another week?

 

[madasafish]

No problem at all.

People overwinter queens in them...

 

[Suzi Q]

How long has she been laying? I had a mated queen in an apidea for 6 weeks. If only 3 frames in the apidea they will run out of room quickly I think. Can remove feeder and add another 2 frames, that will give them more room, or add a super on top? Otherwise make up a nuc or give her to a Q- colony.

 

[Susan1]

It must be about four days. I ask because at my last inspection I thought I would have to re queen one of my hives but that hive is fine now. I have two more hives and a nuc which have no eggs or larvae so I am waiting a week to see if they have virgin queens or queen off lay because of extra hot weather.

 

[blackcavebees]

Don't forget to put the Qx on entrance or she might clear off.

 

[Susan1]

I never thought of that. Is that the small red grid. Now what did I do with it?

 

[blackcavebees]

If you cut a 5" x 3" piece of plastic queen excluder, drawing pin it across entrance, gives bees more room to pass in/out

 

[Susan1]

That is a good idea. I could not figure how to keep the queen excluder in place. She was still there on Sunday.