troedyrhiw
New Bee
- Joined
- Aug 6, 2013
- Messages
- 36
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- Location
- West Glamorgan
- Hive Type
- 14x12
- Number of Hives
- 2
Hi, I have a 2013 queen and nuc in a full hive and she appears to be laying well however when I did an inspection yesterday there was sealed queen cell and the queen was still there (a supersedure?). The stores that came with the nuc have been emptied and they are slow at drawing the new frames. There is some stores but not much. The two empty stores frames that came with the nuc are on the outer edge of the brood, (ie. There are foundation frames between brood and original stores).
Being a noob I killed off the queen cell, not sure this was the best plan, but as the queen is still there I didn't think it would hurt. I also started feeding them again.
Should I move the drawn frames the other side of the foundation frames to encourage laying and should I feed them?
It is a 14x12 national and the nuc came from a standard national. Looking at the hive entrance early this morning it is still very active bringing nectar and pollen in.
Being a noob I killed off the queen cell, not sure this was the best plan, but as the queen is still there I didn't think it would hurt. I also started feeding them again.
Should I move the drawn frames the other side of the foundation frames to encourage laying and should I feed them?
It is a 14x12 national and the nuc came from a standard national. Looking at the hive entrance early this morning it is still very active bringing nectar and pollen in.