Stressed bees?

[Teemore]

I haven't been posting much on the forum of late however, following a conversation this morning, a request for your considered observations.

Nuc transfered into full hive day 1. Queen present and laying. Emerging brood/brood-in-all-stages present. Eggs and various sized larvae present. Bees closed in and hive collected by person B.
Hive delivered to person C on day 2. Bees orientating and foraging.
Bees inspected by person C on day 3. Purchaser reports that there is no sign of a laying queen in the hive i.e no eggs or larvae.

• What do you think has happended to the eggs and larvae visible when the bees were transferred into the full hive?
• Have you experience of stressed bees cannibalising larvae?
• Will heat stressed bees cannibalise larvae?

Additional information: Nuc was bursting with bees, strong foragers with @2 frames of their own stores. Nuc moved from an area in which Summer nectar sources are now tailing off and full colonies are displaying a decrease in the size of the brood area.

 

[Bakerbee]

Are you confident person C knows what hes looking for and at? Is he a new beek. My hubby and i started this hobby together but he still cant see eggs and young larve to save his life.

 

[Finman]

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Bees are not stressed. They just have put saving mode on.

If they eate larvae, they do not get enough pollen/protein from nature. Emerging bees need lots of pollen.

If you look the combs, propably you do not see any stored pollen in cells.

Nucs do not have pollen stores like normal hives do. Hives store pollen large amounts for bad weeks.

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[bingevader]

Are you confident person C knows what hes looking for and at? Is he a new beek. My hubby and i started this hobby together but he still cant see eggs and young larve to save his life.

Ditto, I'd want to have a little look myself first.