mating queen

[mystil]

Hello guys
Stupid question but:
When a queen starts laying is she finished doing mating flights?

Thanks

 

[enrico]

Yes!!!

 

[Poly Hive]

Normally but sometimes they do a "top up"

PH

 

[xgeordie]

Normally but sometimes they do a "top up"

PH

Hmmm....how do you know that?

 

[Crg]

Normally but sometimes they do a "top up"

PH

Got any evidence?

 

[Phil280]

Hi there.

Never heard of a "top up" b4. Once the queen starts producing and laying eggs her body weight would not enable her to fly to a mating place.
These can be up to 5km away and as we know mating takes place during flight...plus we would not have a problem with badly mated/un-mated queens.

Greets
Phil