Conrad Sigona wrote:
>
> Sorry to be a pest lately but I've got many problems all showing
> up at once.
>
> Among the older capped brood, there are some cells (about 20)
> which are uncapped and contain what look like pupae. I say it's
> a pupa because it's not a fully-formed bee and it's not a larva.
> To be precise, the "pupa" takes up the entire cell and I can see
> his little face (larva don't have faces) looking out.
>
> Questions: Who's uncapping the poor things and why?
>
> More facts:
>
> - the "pupae" are white;
> - they are not soft like larvae;
> - they don't move but I don't know if they're dead (I'll pull
>   one out and check today);
> - the cell opening is smooth and circular;
> - there is no evidence of dead and rotting pupae;
> - there aren't many workers (3 frames worth);
> - over the course of a few days, there are about the same number of
>   little faces (that is, is doesn't seem as if they are dying or as
>   if more pupae are being uncovered; I'm going to start noting the
>   positions rather than just the number); and
> - no workers are bothering the cells.
>
> Conrad Sigona
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since there are not that many workers it is probily the workers are busy
doing other thing and just hasn't covered them over