Do224
Drone Bee
- Joined
- May 27, 2020
- Messages
- 1,186
- Reaction score
- 539
- Location
- North Cumbria
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- I aim for 4…often becomes 6
Double brood colony made swarm preps 1st May. Nuc’d queen and left a cell. Queen laying 23rd May. More swarm preps 1st June. Nuc’d queen and left a cell. Queen emerged but not laying yet.
I extracted a super off this hive in May and judging by the weight they’re filling it again now. Entrance very busy with foragers.
I have four colonies and this is still by far my strongest. None of the others are filling supers yet. Given that workers are only supposed to live 6 weeks I can’t work out why this colony isn’t dwindling? Not that I’m complaining…just wondering what’s going on. Are they doing so well foraging because they don’t have much brood rearing duties to take up their time/energy?
I extracted a super off this hive in May and judging by the weight they’re filling it again now. Entrance very busy with foragers.
I have four colonies and this is still by far my strongest. None of the others are filling supers yet. Given that workers are only supposed to live 6 weeks I can’t work out why this colony isn’t dwindling? Not that I’m complaining…just wondering what’s going on. Are they doing so well foraging because they don’t have much brood rearing duties to take up their time/energy?