Queen with mating sign.

[Newbeeneil]

Saw something today I'd never seen before. A very busy nuc that had swarmed on a clipped queen has produced a new queen that obviously got mated today!

 

[GuyNir]

Great spot. It won’t take long for the workers to get it removed. I also seen it once or twice, I believe this is minutes after the Q (not a VQ now ) is back.
Nice picture.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Wonderful. Never seen that.

 

[elainemary]

Saw something today I'd never seen before. A very busy nuc that had swarmed on a clipped queen has produced a new queen that obviously got mated today!
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Fabulous to see, great that you captured with a photo! Be interesting to take another shot in a week or so to see the change in size of her abdomen, when her ovaries swell after mating.