Queen cells found advice appreciated

[Erichalfbee]

Took me an hour to find her

Well done for plodding on.
Spotting them will get easier

 

[bpmurray]

To me an hour to find her little cow

Since it looks like I'll have to find an unmarked, unclipped very elusive queen in a very strong hive, how did you find her? Did you use any of the many suggested tricks?

 

[8ace]

Since it looks like I'll have to find an unmarked, unclipped very elusive queen in a very strong hive, how did you find her? Did you use any of the many suggested tricks?

She's marked 2014 racing green lol just kept going through the boxes about 6 times each. If and when new queen mates I can highly recommend spending the time to mark her as when you need to take action like AS I can safely say I would not have found her in that lot I reckon they hide her

 

[8ace]

Not much activity in the new q- position this evening. My wife said she saw bees crawling all around it today so hopefully they have just had an early finish

 

[Erichalfbee]

They won't have foragers so don't expect too many bees flying in and out just yet.
Might be an idea to reduce the entrance

 

[8ace]

They won't have foragers so don't expect too many bees flying in and out just yet.
Might be an idea to reduce the entrance

To the 35mm entrance instead of 125mm? The winter setting? Thanks for all your help so far its much appreciated

 

[Erichalfbee]

Yes, easier to defend; just for a week.

 

[8ace]

Plenty of flying action today from both hives I have a feeling watching them this evening that the q+ colony might be stealing a bit of stores from the queen cell hive