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Be careful this time of year, depending on local conditions it may
appear as if the hive is queenless when, in fact, it is not. Now that I
have confused you, If there is no nectar comining in, a queen may
discontinue laying during the summer dearth. Other clues must be used to
determine queenlessness on occasion. Try to locate the queen. If you
cannot then feed 1/1 syrup for a few days and see if there are new eggs.
Try to locate the queen again.
Brood are expensive to raise and if there is sufficient field force
there may be a cessation of rearing in order to more efficiently use
natural resources.
Think like a bee. No nectar, no need to create more drain on food.
Thom Bradley
Chesapeake, VA
I had trouble with this the first couple of years.
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> I have a hive that went queenless for some reason and did not raise a queen.
> I have lots of bees and honey but no brood larva or eggs.
> Richard
> Ky USA
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