> Hi all; > > I lost a swarm about 14 days ago. I was slow in taking care of some queen > cells and last Tues. the number of bees flying from the hive had dropped > considerably. I did check the hive yesterday to see if the new queen was > OK but I found no fresh eggs or larvae, just lots of honey! I did find > queen cells all over the hive in various states of readiness. Some were > along the bottom of the frames and some were in the center of frames. > > So my question is - what do I do now? I don't want to loose another swarm > but I also don't want to take the chance of loosing this hive to > queenlessness. Should I simply wait for the new queen to take over or is > there a significant chance tha this queenless hive will throw another > swarm before it settles down with a new queen. I work during the day so I > have very little chance of actually finding and capturing another swarm if > it happens. > > Thanks for any advice. > > Lisa K > Zionsville, IN >