I had a situation with the hive behind my house this summer. The hive
exploded this spring. When I got into the hive for the first time there
were a number of queen cells and no brood. It appeared to be a supercedure.
I discarded the damaged cells and gave the hive some brood and eggs from a
swarm I had captured several weeks earlier just in case. One of the cells
damaged was starting to hatch. The next day I saw what I think was a virgin
queen at the entrance of the hive. The workers were interested in her and
appeared to be grooming or just inspecting her while she remained perfectly
still. I wondered if she had come from the hatching cell that I had
discarded. I guess I will never know. I am a "let nature take its course"
type person so I left the hive alone. Several weeks later, there was a
queen and all seems well.
Coleene
***********************************************
The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at:
http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm
***********************************************
The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at:
http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm