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Mark Egloff wrote
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> The brood is not what I would call "widely dispersed". It is
> in an area about 6 to 8 inches in diameter. However within
> that sphere the pattern is not concentric and solid but with
> open cells scattered liberaly within the sphere. Eggs observed
> yesterday were standing straight up and had not leaned yet.
> The queen was not observed.
> One telling point is that the bees...how should I describe
> it.... seem...well, lost. They have not cleaned out a grease
> patty placed on the hive in early August and not touched the
> Terrapattie placed 2 weeks ago. Opening the hive is like
> opening the door to my 14 year old son's room. I don't "feel"
> a sense of order. I feel a sense of "What do we do next?"
My view. A classic case of a failing Queen. Jim Amrine pointed out one of
the symptoms of PMS is scattered brood! A failing queen does not necessarily
turn into a drone layer. A poorly mated queen (unnoticed swarm or
superscedure) will exhibit these symptoms. Sometimes even the genetic make
up seems to have something missing, as if she is a few sandwiches short of a
picnic. Suggest you take your pick!! :-)
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