Willing too pay for little help ....

Hello beekeepers is anyone able too just be my mentor for 1 hrs too too find new queen and Mark her lacking in this matter lol would be very grateful. I live in croston

 

[wightbees]

Hello beekeepers is anyone able to just be my mentor for 1 hrs too to find new queen and Mark her lacking in this matter lol would be very grateful. I live in croston

Shake bees off frames , so they need to go through QE to get to the brood frames. Bit of work but you’ll end up with the Queen stuck trying to get through.
Empty box on top of QE helps making sure they don’t go everywhere.

 

[Mick Plimley]

Shake bees off frames , so they need to go through QE to get to the brood frames. Bit of work but you’ll end up with the Queen stuck trying to get through.
Empty box on top of QE helps making sure they don’t go everywhere.

 

[Mick Plimley]

Brill I shall try know my luck she bee hiding in side wall brood box but yes I will do thanks

 

[Sutty]

Brill I shall try know my luck she bee hiding in side wall brood box but yes I will do thanks

That's exactly what happened last time I tried that! Bees everywhere, lots of drones on the QE, finally gave up and spotted her briefly disappearing into the brood frames as I removed the QE!

 

[Mick Plimley]

That's exactly what happened last time I tried that! Bees everywhere, lots of drones on the QE, finally gave up and spotted her briefly disappearing into the brood frames as I removed the QE!

Omg I don't want that plus I read it puts her off laying ????

 

[Mick Plimley]

Shake bees off frames , so they need to go through QE to get to the brood frames. Bit of work but you’ll end up with the Queen stuck trying to get through.
Empty box on top of QE helps making sure they don’t go everywhere.

Hello well just too let you no I found the queen it's not the one I bought but took long time in find her lol did the shake method but she is also not laying plenty of space for all three queens too lay but nothing any way thank you on the how too find her many thanks too all for advise cheers

 

[wightbees]

Hello well just too let you no I found the queen it's not the one I bought but took long time in find her lol did the shake method but she is also not laying plenty of space for all three queens too lay but nothing any way thank you on the how too find her many thanks too all for advise cheers

You’re welcome

 

[user 819]

Mick are your bees foraging well and bringing back plenty of nectar ?
If they aren't then one can try and stimulate any mated Q by feeding the colony weak syrup.

The queen you found might be a virgin queen and they simply replaced the bought in queen. If a virgin stop fiddling and wait for her to mate and get laying , it can take weeks .

Same with the other two queens are they VQ's ?

 

[Mick Plimley]

Mick are your bees foraging well and bringing back plenty of nectar ?
If they aren't then one can try and stimulate any mated Q by feeding the colony weak syrup.

The queen you found might be a virgin queen and they simply replaced the bought in queen. If a virgin stop fiddling and wait for her to mate and get laying , it can take weeks .

Same with the other two queens are they VQ's ?

Yes all three bringing in loads and iv give them all some syrup just bits not every day fiddling lol what's VQs

 

[Mick Plimley]

Yes all three bringing in loads and iv give them all some syrup just bits not every day fiddling lol what's VQs

I leave em now alone for aweek or two as they won't starve just I was told don't let drone build up and keep on top of propolis build up

 

[Mick Plimley]

I leave em now alone for aweek or two as they won't starve just I was told don't let drone build up and keep on top of propolis build up

No not virgin queens

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

and don't bother giving them syrup - loads of forage out there now.

 

[Mick Plimley]

and don't bother giving them syrup - loads of forage out there now.

OK thanks

 

[user 819]

The only time to worry about drones is when the brood is nothing but drone brood, then you have DLQ (drone laying Q) or layings workers.


My colonies have a higher drone population then most hives because I use foundationless comb and let the bees decide which cells to build, I have found swarming is no greater then just using worker cell size .
There are a few on hear who use foundationless combs.