SER
House Bee
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- Feb 24, 2009
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- Location
- South Devon
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 2
I put a second brood box on my only hive about a month ago and they did seem to be doing really well and are really busy, last weeks inspection was brief due to the weather and I appear to have missed QC's.
I found the following situation today...
Top (new) box....
1. Partial drawn
2. Almost fully drawn, with stores
3. Almost fully drawn, with stores
4. 1/4 capped Brood the rest Eggs & Lavae
5. 1/4 capped Brood the rest Eggs & Lavae
6. 1/4 capped Brood the rest Eggs & Lavae
7. Full frame of capped brood
8. Full frame of capped brood
9. Small patched capped brood
10. Partially drawn
Bottom (original) box....
1. Stores
2. 1/4 Capped brood only
3. Eggs & Lavae
4. Full frame of capped brood
5. Lavae and 2 Sealled QC (middle of frame)
6. 3/4 capped brood & lavae
7. 1/4 capped brood & lavae
8. Empty cells, 2 sealled QC (middle of frame)
9. 1/2 capped brood 2 sealled QC (middle of frame)
10. Stores
Would I be right in thinking that with the laying pattern and the small number of QC's in the centre of frames I am looking at a supercedure? I don't think they have swarmed judging by the quantity of bees.
If this is a supercedure what is my best course of action, remove some cells and leave well alone?
Thanks in advance
Cheers Si,
I found the following situation today...
Top (new) box....
1. Partial drawn
2. Almost fully drawn, with stores
3. Almost fully drawn, with stores
4. 1/4 capped Brood the rest Eggs & Lavae
5. 1/4 capped Brood the rest Eggs & Lavae
6. 1/4 capped Brood the rest Eggs & Lavae
7. Full frame of capped brood
8. Full frame of capped brood
9. Small patched capped brood
10. Partially drawn
Bottom (original) box....
1. Stores
2. 1/4 Capped brood only
3. Eggs & Lavae
4. Full frame of capped brood
5. Lavae and 2 Sealled QC (middle of frame)
6. 3/4 capped brood & lavae
7. 1/4 capped brood & lavae
8. Empty cells, 2 sealled QC (middle of frame)
9. 1/2 capped brood 2 sealled QC (middle of frame)
10. Stores
Would I be right in thinking that with the laying pattern and the small number of QC's in the centre of frames I am looking at a supercedure? I don't think they have swarmed judging by the quantity of bees.
If this is a supercedure what is my best course of action, remove some cells and leave well alone?
Thanks in advance
Cheers Si,