thedeaddiplomat
House Bee
- Joined
- Jul 25, 2009
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- Location
- cornwall
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- sadly, no more!
I have a hive wich I am pretty sure has a laying worker (pepperpot pattern and all sealed cells for three weeks have looked like drone).
I had intended to let them live out their days, assuming that the hive would die out without my help: there are still some workers about, but not large enough numbers to be of any use elsewhere. I could see no reason why I should do anything else, since I do not need the hive for other colonies at present.
On today's inspection, there was an unsealed Queen Cell with a larva in it. Am I right in assuming that this might just be desparation on the part of the last workers, and that the larva is likely to be a drone? Or is there any other possibility?
I had intended to let them live out their days, assuming that the hive would die out without my help: there are still some workers about, but not large enough numbers to be of any use elsewhere. I could see no reason why I should do anything else, since I do not need the hive for other colonies at present.
On today's inspection, there was an unsealed Queen Cell with a larva in it. Am I right in assuming that this might just be desparation on the part of the last workers, and that the larva is likely to be a drone? Or is there any other possibility?
