michael3993
New Bee
Hi,
My sole hive attempted to superseded their queen and unfortunately she didn’t return from her mating flight. I have given her 3 weeks undisturbed to begin laying and still there are no eggs or larve present. The workers are beginning to fill the brood cells with honey and drone cells. With this cracking weather we have been having I have done two, very thorough searches of the hive and there is no sign of her. The bees are definitley more agitated, I'm certain that the hive is not queen right.
So I am in a difficult position with no eggs for my hive to raise a new queen and since I only have the one hive I can’t transfer in a frame of eggs. I know no other local beekeepers, otherwise I could try and get a frame with BIAS.
Does anyone please have any overwintered queens or some freshly mated queens for sale and if so can you post to Northern Ireland?
Many thanks for your time.
Kind regards,
Michael
My sole hive attempted to superseded their queen and unfortunately she didn’t return from her mating flight. I have given her 3 weeks undisturbed to begin laying and still there are no eggs or larve present. The workers are beginning to fill the brood cells with honey and drone cells. With this cracking weather we have been having I have done two, very thorough searches of the hive and there is no sign of her. The bees are definitley more agitated, I'm certain that the hive is not queen right.
So I am in a difficult position with no eggs for my hive to raise a new queen and since I only have the one hive I can’t transfer in a frame of eggs. I know no other local beekeepers, otherwise I could try and get a frame with BIAS.
Does anyone please have any overwintered queens or some freshly mated queens for sale and if so can you post to Northern Ireland?
Many thanks for your time.
Kind regards,
Michael