Queen cell in entrance

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pbh4

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During my recent artificial swarm operation, my 9-year old son, who is the right height for such things, peered into the hive entrance and reported a QC. He was right. They had built a bit of comb from the top of the entrance slot (the bottom of the brood box). If we had just inspected the frames we would have missed it. In fact it was almost invisible when looking into the hive from above.

Moral of the tale? Take a 9-year old to peer into the low spaces.

Paul
 

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