Neil
New Bee
- Joined
- Mar 21, 2009
- Messages
- 74
- Reaction score
- 1
- Location
- Merseyside
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 30+
Hi all,
I was recently inspecting my hive to see if the virgin queen has been mated and to check that she is laying. I was surprised to see a queen cell on one of the frames, as I was trying to catch the queen to mark her, she suddenly flew off. I have inspected the have since and there’s no sign of her. If this queen emerges from the cell will this just be supersedure or will they swarm even if there is no other queen?
Cheers Neil
I was recently inspecting my hive to see if the virgin queen has been mated and to check that she is laying. I was surprised to see a queen cell on one of the frames, as I was trying to catch the queen to mark her, she suddenly flew off. I have inspected the have since and there’s no sign of her. If this queen emerges from the cell will this just be supersedure or will they swarm even if there is no other queen?
Cheers Neil