MJBee
Drone Bee
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2008
- Messages
- 1,812
- Reaction score
- 1
- Location
- Dordogne 24360 France
- Hive Type
- Commercial
- Number of Hives
- 16 a mix of Commercial, National, 14 x 12, Dadant and a Warre
I am in the process of moving two colonies from National to 14 x 12. I squeezed them from double national brood into single brood and put a 14 x 12 of 10 frames of foundation on top on 1 April.
By 8 April 6 frames had been part drawn and both the queens were up there laying well so I reversed the boxes and put a Qx between. Inspection on 15 April showed the 14 x 12s expanding nicely but both national broods (above the Qx) had sealed queen cells ( 3 in one and 1 in the other)!!
Both are now on swarm watch but I suspect the bees are just winding me up
By 8 April 6 frames had been part drawn and both the queens were up there laying well so I reversed the boxes and put a Qx between. Inspection on 15 April showed the 14 x 12s expanding nicely but both national broods (above the Qx) had sealed queen cells ( 3 in one and 1 in the other)!!
Both are now on swarm watch but I suspect the bees are just winding me up
