milkermel
Field Bee
- Joined
- Oct 29, 2009
- Messages
- 768
- Reaction score
- 20
- Location
- left of launceston right of bude!
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 6
Yes I know this meens that Hive has not been checked before anyone chirps in!
I went in to do an inspection on Friday and found that brood has gone last check was just over 2 weeks ago and due to work issues I havent been able to get back into this hive.
Queen was this years and had been doing really well but I went in to treat for varroa and found that the brood box is devoid of all but a few capped brood, couldnt find marked queen. So I have got something wrong here!
Weather still isnt bad down here in cornwall my other 3 hives seem to be doing well with eggs etc. so what should be my next plan of action?
I am presuming that queen is no more - should i put in a test frame - if so is this just a case of frame with eggs from one hive into the other?
I have a small collected swarm (6frames)that i could unite with, but have never done this so could someone point me in the right direction/link
I went in to do an inspection on Friday and found that brood has gone last check was just over 2 weeks ago and due to work issues I havent been able to get back into this hive.
Queen was this years and had been doing really well but I went in to treat for varroa and found that the brood box is devoid of all but a few capped brood, couldnt find marked queen. So I have got something wrong here!
Weather still isnt bad down here in cornwall my other 3 hives seem to be doing well with eggs etc. so what should be my next plan of action?
I am presuming that queen is no more - should i put in a test frame - if so is this just a case of frame with eggs from one hive into the other?
I have a small collected swarm (6frames)that i could unite with, but have never done this so could someone point me in the right direction/link