Finman
Queen Bee
- Joined
- Nov 8, 2008
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- Location
- Finland, Helsinki
- Hive Type
- Langstroth
After periods of bad weather I’ve gone into hives and you’ll find bees literally sitting on the cells holding virgins in. As soon as you disturb the frames you have virgins popping out all over the place
What is the meaning of virging's peeping to each other? When the swarm leaves, all mature virgins come out from queen cells. I can easily catch 10- 15 mature queen from combs and they are all peeping.
It is clear, that workers cannot keep the virgin inside by sitting on the cap. Gravity draws workers downwards, not against the cap.
Perhaps workers are sitting and keeping the cell warm. It is strange that the queen cells do not catch cold when they are hanging towards the floor, are the weathers what ever.
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