Queen cell / play cups....holes in side

[thebhoy]

Just been checking colonies tonight and one had around ten play cups across the frames in one of them and mostly empty.

Now, thoughts were going towards a potential AS being needed as I found an egg in one but strangely there was a hole in the side of the cell... small hole not like a pulled down QC....
As I continued to check each cup / QC as I came across them every one that I found with an egg had a hole in the side whereas those without eggs were ok.

Has anybody else come across this or know why it happens?

 

[beeno]

Hi thebhoy,
Very interesting observation. Colony in two minds as to whether they are going to requeen themselves or not? Watch them closely.
Talking about holes. I saw a feeding hole for the queen in a supercedure cell, but it was in the middle of where she would be cutting herself out. Just thought I share that as I have previously only seen it on film!