I had a hive blow over in the wind this passed summer.
The hive is farther from my home and I do not get to the hive as often as I
would like. I was told that the hive blew over and the next morning I went and
righted the hive.
Yesterday I went to remove honey and I found the hive in weakened condition
with a smaller number of bees. Wax worms were beginning to form and I found no
brood ie..queenless.  And there is less honey in the hive today than when I
re-righted the hive. This is the only hive in the area that I know, at least
3-4 mile radius.
My question to the group is this, probably the queen was lost to the blow-over
of the hive, why was not a new queen produced? I cannot remember exactly when
the hive was upset, but it had been as least 1.5 months or more.
does anyone have an idea? And, what happened to all the honey?
Thanks in advance for all your thoughts.
Dave O.