nickysolar
New Bee
- Joined
- Jan 1, 2016
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- Location
- Oxfordshire
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 4
Last week I found my clipped queen on the ground outside the hive. I have done an AS but I couldn't move the hive very far from the original site owing to a mole problem (now fixed).
1 week later there are more swarm cells - 8 in total and 5 of these were on the frame. They are on 8 brood frames, 3 of which are still undrawn so ample room.
The queen is 2015, she looks smaller than normal. Could she be running out of sperm after just 2 years? Could this be why they are still building SC's or is it because they are too close to their original spot?
Thanks
1 week later there are more swarm cells - 8 in total and 5 of these were on the frame. They are on 8 brood frames, 3 of which are still undrawn so ample room.
The queen is 2015, she looks smaller than normal. Could she be running out of sperm after just 2 years? Could this be why they are still building SC's or is it because they are too close to their original spot?
Thanks