From:                   Grant Gillard <[log in to unmask]>

> One of my queens quit laying.  She's still present and there are no swarm
> cells and no supersedure cells.  But then there are no eggs with which to
> make a new queen cell either. This queen is one year old, marked for last
> year's age.  The outer rings of her previous brood pattern are emerging
> and there are no eggs being laid.  Previous brood pattern was very nice
> and uniform. Any ideas? Grant GillardJackson, MO

   If I don't see eggs in a hive, I give them a frame of brood with
eggs on it, from another hive. If they start making queen cells, the
queen has failed. If they don't, the procedure won't hurt them; it
will help keep their strenth up.

   Sometimes they have a virgin queen, especially this time of year,
and I didn't notice the cell.

Dave Green   SC   USA
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