BernardBlack
Field Bee
- Joined
- May 7, 2016
- Messages
- 552
- Reaction score
- 40
- Location
- Co. Armagh
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 5
Put new Queen into hive Tuesday (cage type below).
It was only afterwards I realised it is advised the plastic tab (so the bees can’t get at the fondant) be kept on for a day while bees get used to the new Queen.
Anyway, I opened the tab when introducting, and the next day the Queen was out of the cage. I introduced a Queen before successfully using similar cage.
Checked today, but no sign of eggs yet but also, no sign of the Queen.
What are the chances they didn’t kill her?
It was only afterwards I realised it is advised the plastic tab (so the bees can’t get at the fondant) be kept on for a day while bees get used to the new Queen.
Anyway, I opened the tab when introducting, and the next day the Queen was out of the cage. I introduced a Queen before successfully using similar cage.
Checked today, but no sign of eggs yet but also, no sign of the Queen.
What are the chances they didn’t kill her?