virgin Queen

[the beehive lodge]

when does the Virgin Queen go past her prime to mate, the bad weather we are having in Manchester is causing me concern found sealed Queen cells so split my colony into 4 nucs with a frame with Q cell brood food and pollen no sign of 2011 Q keeping finger cross for a good out come

 

[drstitson]

you've got 4-6 weeks post split.

 

[Tom Bick]

It all depends if she gets that far?

How strong are the 4 nuc’s, it sounds like they are 3 or 4 frame nuc’s, or was the hive a double brood, and how full of bees.

Are they on the same site did, you take into account the flying bees from the nuc’s one nuc may get very strong.

 

[drstitson]

Good point tom - when i do walk away splits i swap nucs around every few days to even out the flyers.

 

[the beehive lodge]

i would never of thought of that i will swap them round yes it was a double brood box still on the same sight
thanks
my signature says it all

 

[the beehive lodge]

Saw my two VQ in two of the nucs today the other two has been abandoned opened the queen cells found on the 1st April larva not developed the main thing there was one in there the second nuc capped QC opened it up no sign of larva
2 out of 4 ain't bad on the face of it
PLEASE good weather arrive to give my girls a fighting chance

 

[Finman]

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Day when you die....

Then you maysay "I learn only over my dead body"

 

[tonybloke]

Saw my two VQ in two of the nucs today the other two has been abandoned opened the queen cells found on the 1st April larva not developed the main thing there was one in there the second nuc capped QC opened it up no sign of larva
2 out of 4 ain't bad on the face of it
PLEASE good weather arrive to give my girls a fighting chance

probably emerged then, and the bees have resealed it ( not uncommon, I'm told)