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- Hive Type
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- Number of Hives
- 6
I have a colony that I am concerned about. The hive issued a swarm on the 10th of April which I caught and rehomed. I inspected the hive and found capped queen cells which I had missed because I was removing a nadired super full of brace comb. I removed all but two capped queen cells, marked their location on the frames and closed up the hive.
The virgin queen emerged on the 22 of April, later than I had anticipated, while I was inspecting . I left the other queen cell which had been torn down on the 26 of April when I checked the hive again. Its now two weeks later so she should hopefully be mated. However, today, the 6 of May there were eggs present, but in some cells there were multiple eggs. Do I therefore have
1) a young queen that needs to settle down into a normal laying pattern or
2) a laying worker because they have been without a laying queen since Good Friday (10 April).
Any suggestions or advice welcome. Thanks.
The virgin queen emerged on the 22 of April, later than I had anticipated, while I was inspecting . I left the other queen cell which had been torn down on the 26 of April when I checked the hive again. Its now two weeks later so she should hopefully be mated. However, today, the 6 of May there were eggs present, but in some cells there were multiple eggs. Do I therefore have
1) a young queen that needs to settle down into a normal laying pattern or
2) a laying worker because they have been without a laying queen since Good Friday (10 April).
Any suggestions or advice welcome. Thanks.
