OK, back to beekeeping
my spare hive containing sealed brood, food, foundation, nurse bee's and q cell appears to have hatched the virgin
all seems quiet in there so will now leave well alone!
Main hive,
Special delivery from "Royal mail" this morning containing new Queen! Thanks Hivemaker
After making sure hive was ready to accept HM (no signs of any other q or Q cells, no sign of laying workers) and let HM settle down from her journey,had a fun time trying to release the attendants and keep the queen in her cage!! did this inside a big plastic bag. a little fiddly but a success.
placed the cage onto top bars for a few mins to observe the responce.
they were straight there having a nosey!! but not in an aggresive way.
then left cage suspended between frames of sealed brood ( hatch open to reveal candy plug) and closed up the hive!
so, i will now leave well alone for about 10 days and let them have some well deserved peace and quiet
Thanks again to Hivemaker for the queen and support and encouragement.
you are an absolute star