Supernatural hive.🤣🤣

[Allen Brookes]

Hi all,

Little help here, 3rd year beekeeping and don’t understand this hive at all, always been a very busy hive lots of honey, when doing a routine inspection , couldn't find queen or any brood at all, hive still packed no queen cells, so purchased new queen introduced her about 4 weeks ago checked a week after, doing good not a lot of brood, but she seemed happy enough, inspection today hive rammed with bees never seen so much honey in 2 of the supers, queen still buzzing around, once again no brood. She was in super above brood box which she always seems to be so I’ve shook her into the brood box as the super was also getting stuffed full of honey, so any ideas as it seems I’m getting more bees with no eggs.
Hive is brood box then super, qe then 2 more supers and I’m extracting honey tomorrow from top 2 supers , little honey in brood box but no eggs or brood. Anyone help?
Thanks

 

[jarmo henttu]

Hi all,

Little help here, 3rd year beekeeping and don’t understand this hive at all, always been a very busy hive lots of honey, when doing a routine inspection , couldn't find queen or any brood at all, hive still packed no queen cells, so purchased new queen introduced her about 4 weeks ago checked a week after, doing good not a lot of brood, but she seemed happy enough, inspection today hive rammed with bees never seen so much honey in 2 of the supers, queen still buzzing around, once again no brood. She was in super above brood box which she always seems to be so I’ve shook her into the brood box as the super was also getting stuffed full of honey, so any ideas as it seems I’m getting more bees with no eggs.
Hive is brood box then super, qe then 2 more supers and I’m extracting honey tomorrow from top 2 supers , little honey in brood box but no eggs or brood. Anyone help?
Thanks

2 supers= supernatural...

 

[JamezF]

For a moment I thought someone was about to suggest building a hive based on the design of the pyramid of Cheops.

James

 

[Allen Brookes]

For a moment I thought someone was about to suggest building a hive based on the design of the pyramid of Cheops.

James

Cheers James.

 

[Antipodes]

Hi all,

Little help here, 3rd year beekeeping and don’t understand this hive at all, always been a very busy hive lots of honey, when doing a routine inspection , couldn't find queen or any brood at all, hive still packed no queen cells, so purchased new queen introduced her about 4 weeks ago checked a week after, doing good not a lot of brood, but she seemed happy enough, inspection today hive rammed with bees never seen so much honey in 2 of the supers, queen still buzzing around, once again no brood. She was in super above brood box which she always seems to be so I’ve shook her into the brood box as the super was also getting stuffed full of honey, so any ideas as it seems I’m getting more bees with no eggs.
Hive is brood box then super, qe then 2 more supers and I’m extracting honey tomorrow from top 2 supers , little honey in brood box but no eggs or brood. Anyone help?
Thanks

Is it a marked queen?

 

[JamezF]

Cheers James.

I did wonder if anyone at all might get the reference

James

 

[ericbeaumont]

doing good not a lot of brood,

once again no brood

How good is your eyesight?

No such thing as an increase in colony size without a laying queen, unless by some odd chance a passing swarm decided to walk in and take over.

Do you shake bees off combs to check for BIAS?

 

[Allen Brookes]

Is it a marked queen?

Yes

 

[Allen Brookes]

How good is your eyesight?

No such thing as an increase in colony size without a laying queen, unless by some odd chance a passing swarm decided to walk in and take over.

Do you shake bees off combs to check for BIAS?

Well I’ve been to specsavers so it’s not that bad and yes checked for bias, it’s driving me nuts I just can’t understand it.

 

[ericbeaumont]

Well I’ve been to specsavers so it’s not that ... and yes checked for bias

Let's have a few good brood comb photos.

 

[Allen Brookes]

I’m 2 supers= supernatural...

Let's have a few good brood comb photos.

Will do its pouring down here today, but will get some photos tomorrow.

 

[user 819]

Possibly one has a VQ in residence ?
Was new queen killed off by a VQ , test frame should have been placed in first.
Lack of laying space means no eggs or simply the Q is a bit of a duffer.
Certainly not normal if there is a good nectar flow.

There will be a logical reason as to why there is little or no brood.

Are colony numbers a false colony representation ? May robbers making up numbers ?

 

[ericbeaumont]

pouring down here today

logical reason as to why there is little or no brood

VQ in residence ?

How regular were your inspections this season?

 

[Allen Brookes]

Will do its pouring down here today, but will get some photos tomorrow.

How regular were your inspections this season?

About every 10-14 days.

 

[ericbeaumont]

About every 10-14 days.

Chronology leaves opportunity for colony escapology.

couldn't find queen

purchased new queen

queen still buzzing around, once again no brood. She was in super above brood box

one has a VQ in residence ?

Yes, the queen running around may not be the one you bought.

 

[Allen Brookes]

Chronology leaves opportunity for colony escapology.





Yes, the queen running around may not be the one you bought.

No she’s a marked queen, so she is the one I bought.

 

[enrico]

Dying to see the photos

 

[ericbeaumont]

seems I’m getting more bees

Kidology?

little honey in brood box but no eggs or brood

Duff queen.

 

[Allen Brookes]

Will do its pouring down here today, but will get some photos tomorrow.

Hi all, crisis diverted found larvae today with queen running around back in super again, quick question should I put super beneath brood box as there’s loads more room in brood box or just leave her to it. I’ve attached images as I went to brood box first for photos.
Ps thanks for all the replies greatly needed for noobees like me.

 

[Allen Brookes]

Hi all,

Little help here, 3rd year beekeeping and don’t understand this hive at all, always been a very busy hive lots of honey, when doing a routine inspection , couldn't find queen or any brood at all, hive still packed no queen cells, so purchased new queen introduced her about 4 weeks ago checked a week after, doing good not a lot of brood, but she seemed happy enough, inspection today hive rammed with bees never seen so much honey in 2 of the supers, queen still buzzing around, once again no brood. She was in super above brood box which she always seems to be so I’ve shook her into the brood box as the super was also getting stuffed full of honey, so any ideas as it seems I’m getting more bees with no eggs.
Hive is brood box then super, qe then 2 more supers and I’m extracting honey tomorrow from top 2 supers , little honey in brood box but no eggs or brood. Anyone help?
Thanks

Hi all,
Don’t know if last post went through I’ve attached pics of frames from brood box, queen is back in super and laying
Which is great news, quick question super is packed and brood box is kinda empty do you think I should put super under brood box.
Thanks for all your help