Alphakillpestie
New Bee
- Joined
- Feb 25, 2012
- Messages
- 42
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- Location
- Guildford, GU3
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- It`s been a bad year so I`m left with 2 for now
Just need some advice guys, I have a couple of swarms hived in my garden waiting for the move to my out apiary.
Left the house this afternoon and found a queen quite alone with no retinue sitting on the step, both swarms are now bringing in pollen readily and I`m loath to disturb them much.
I have had a couple of colonies in the out apiary fail the VQ mating flight and are now laying drones because the weather has made if difficult.
Could it have been one of my new queens? I know it is most likely but why would she be out of the hive so exposed?
This is a new one to me
Left the house this afternoon and found a queen quite alone with no retinue sitting on the step, both swarms are now bringing in pollen readily and I`m loath to disturb them much.
I have had a couple of colonies in the out apiary fail the VQ mating flight and are now laying drones because the weather has made if difficult.
Could it have been one of my new queens? I know it is most likely but why would she be out of the hive so exposed?
This is a new one to me