ANDubuis
New Bee
Hi all,
I am an urban beekeeper in London, UK. Our neighbour complained to the council about the volume of bees we had this spring - so had to urgently move some hives to new locations.
One of the hives we had to move was a queenless split (not ideal I know) that was made on Tuesday 13th April.
On Wednesday, 21 April, the day before moving the hive, I observed capped queen cells:![F0213AAE-5DDA-433C-9202-ABE4EE891897.jpeg F0213AAE-5DDA-433C-9202-ABE4EE891897.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/beekeepingforum/data/attachments/13/13702-5392dcd3d022c54fcd477c8737605ab3.jpg)
Thursday 22nd April, we moved the hive.
Then, on Monday 9th May, this hive swarmed, presumably with a virgin / mated queen? I captured them and moved to a new hive in a nearby location.
![7BBD5D8E-8B58-4D72-A44D-09822A52C769.jpeg 7BBD5D8E-8B58-4D72-A44D-09822A52C769.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/beekeepingforum/data/attachments/13/13704-8d174758469dcb3439a22cd7a001fa4f.jpg)
I looked into the original hive, and observed honey and pollen, no eggs or larvae, and a few frames of bees. I also observed one open queen cell, and one capped queen cell (pictured below).
![CBC9EF3D-E50A-4A38-8AFC-FDA11416D225.jpeg CBC9EF3D-E50A-4A38-8AFC-FDA11416D225.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/beekeepingforum/data/attachments/13/13706-e76cccf8fba71a629809ff251056f039.jpg)
This queen cell is in the exact same location as the queen cell I observed on 22nd April, but seems to be a new / different cell.
What is happening here? Any input and comments appreciated, thanks for your time!
Adrien
I am an urban beekeeper in London, UK. Our neighbour complained to the council about the volume of bees we had this spring - so had to urgently move some hives to new locations.
One of the hives we had to move was a queenless split (not ideal I know) that was made on Tuesday 13th April.
On Wednesday, 21 April, the day before moving the hive, I observed capped queen cells:
![F0213AAE-5DDA-433C-9202-ABE4EE891897.jpeg F0213AAE-5DDA-433C-9202-ABE4EE891897.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/beekeepingforum/data/attachments/13/13702-5392dcd3d022c54fcd477c8737605ab3.jpg)
Thursday 22nd April, we moved the hive.
Then, on Monday 9th May, this hive swarmed, presumably with a virgin / mated queen? I captured them and moved to a new hive in a nearby location.
![7BBD5D8E-8B58-4D72-A44D-09822A52C769.jpeg 7BBD5D8E-8B58-4D72-A44D-09822A52C769.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/beekeepingforum/data/attachments/13/13704-8d174758469dcb3439a22cd7a001fa4f.jpg)
I looked into the original hive, and observed honey and pollen, no eggs or larvae, and a few frames of bees. I also observed one open queen cell, and one capped queen cell (pictured below).
![CBC9EF3D-E50A-4A38-8AFC-FDA11416D225.jpeg CBC9EF3D-E50A-4A38-8AFC-FDA11416D225.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/beekeepingforum/data/attachments/13/13706-e76cccf8fba71a629809ff251056f039.jpg)
This queen cell is in the exact same location as the queen cell I observed on 22nd April, but seems to be a new / different cell.
What is happening here? Any input and comments appreciated, thanks for your time!
Adrien
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