queen cells thore down

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riddler1974

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i put a frame of eggs into a queenless hive last sunday ,checked it wednesday and there were 5cells crawn out ,checked it today any & all the cells were thorn down. i am sure there is no queen in the hive & there was no other makings for a queen except the frame i put in .it any one has any idea as to why they would break down the cells it will de much appreciated
 
No mention of how long queenless, or any other history, so guessing - if it was around two weeks, I would be looking for a virgin queen. Probably a scrub queen.

RAB
 
Only reason they tear down cells is a newly hatched or existing queen present, just wait a week or two depending on weather and hopefully eggs will appear
kev
 
thanks for the advice everyone,i will wait & see what happens with it.
 
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