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Date: | Tue, 22 Jul 2003 19:42:25 -0400 |
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Hi All,
I am seeing something in one of my overwintered hive that I have not seen
before so I feel like a real newbee!. This hive came through the winter
with a very small(6" patch of brood)and handful of bees. It has built up
well and the queen is laying a solid brood pattern as of the last inspection
several weeks ago. Since I plan to split this hive I checked it again
today. There are fuzzies, a solid brood pattern, uncapped larva and a Large
capped queen cell in the center of one of the frames. I didn't see the
queen, but this contradicts a lot of what I have seen in the past-none or
capped brood only remaining in the presence of a queen cell. I will go back
and do a more thorough check for the queen before I split.
Is this unusual or just something I haven't seen before?
Coleene
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