- Joined
- May 15, 2022
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- 351
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- Location
- S.W. Northumberland
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 3
I made a split on 3rd June leaving Hive1 Q-. I left a nice capped QC in Hive1 and have been feeding them 1:1 syrup as there was no stores then. I checked a few days later and thete were no more QC's. I inspected all frames for the first time today and found lots of syrup, some pollen but no eggs and no sign of a Q
On one frame only there were a few small and empty cups and to my main question, there were a few capped Drone cells. One emerged as I watched.
So, what do I have?
Drone Laying Q?
Drone laying Workers? (No signs of workers eggs anywhere)
And what do I do now?
There's still a chance a Q is in there not yet laying.
Bees are all calm and there's plenty of them, all frames covered.
K
On one frame only there were a few small and empty cups and to my main question, there were a few capped Drone cells. One emerged as I watched.
So, what do I have?
Drone Laying Q?
Drone laying Workers? (No signs of workers eggs anywhere)
And what do I do now?
There's still a chance a Q is in there not yet laying.
Bees are all calm and there's plenty of them, all frames covered.
K