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Date: | Tue, 8 Aug 1995 11:35:26 -0400 |
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Two months when I was suffering from queenlessness in my only hive, I
requeened, and now have some observations and questions.
A good consistent brood pattern, indicating the queen is laying suggest the
hive is heathly.
More drone cells than I had previously observed-- perhaps several dozen
together near the bottom of each of the half dozen frames I examined
yesterday. Is this normal, or is a problem?
I have two deep brood boxes, and one new shallow super. The bees have not
drawn out any foundation in the super. I removed the queen excluder in
early June.
When I work the bees, they are a little more "hyper" than before. I
attribute this to the new queen's genetic contribution. Am I right? My
original queen was a carolian from Weavers, I now have an Italian from
Hardemans.
In June, the top brood box was heavy with honey. It is lighter now. Do I
need to feed the bees this fall and winter?
I live in a heavily treed suburban section of Arlington, VA, with lots of
tulip poplar trees and normal suburban vegetation. I noticed this May/June
that the Tulip Poplar flowering was less prolific than in prior years. What
causes this?
How do I convince my bees to get on with it and starting building out some
foundation in the top super?
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Blair Reischer
Market Technology Associates
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4841 N. 30th St., Arlington, VA 22207
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