lilybetbee
House Bee
- Joined
- Jul 8, 2012
- Messages
- 152
- Reaction score
- 0
- Location
- High Peak
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 5
Pleased to see my new Q had mated successfully and started laying, spotted her too - a big ginger Q - so popped that frame into an empty nuc box whilst I picked up my kit to mark her.
When I picked up the frame again a bee was hanging off her leg trying to sting her.
Moved that bee off and thought I was probably better to put her back in the hive rather than mess with her, I did and bees started to ball her. Fished her out again and put her back on the frame still sitting in the nuc box.
Bees started tending to her and everything seemed calm. Put the frame back and crossed my fingers.
Just put the crown board on when a large, dark Q flew down and landed on it. She was on her own and didn’t look newly mated. I went to pick her up but she flew up in the air again.
I back away and she landed again and was trying to get into the hive through the (covered) hole in the crown board. I moved the cover slightly and a bee came out and attacked her so she flew again.
Closed up and put the kettle on at this point.
Thoughts on what is going on?
When I picked up the frame again a bee was hanging off her leg trying to sting her.
Moved that bee off and thought I was probably better to put her back in the hive rather than mess with her, I did and bees started to ball her. Fished her out again and put her back on the frame still sitting in the nuc box.
Bees started tending to her and everything seemed calm. Put the frame back and crossed my fingers.
Just put the crown board on when a large, dark Q flew down and landed on it. She was on her own and didn’t look newly mated. I went to pick her up but she flew up in the air again.
I back away and she landed again and was trying to get into the hive through the (covered) hole in the crown board. I moved the cover slightly and a bee came out and attacked her so she flew again.
Closed up and put the kettle on at this point.
Thoughts on what is going on?