new queen and honeybound

[jessbee]

I'm wondering if I did the right thing...

I have two packages, nine weeks old.

The first package superceded the queen, or swarmed, and while the queen was emerging, mating, etc. the bees filled the hive body (medium) with nectar. I just checked the hive today, and I found the new queen (I know she is the new one because she is not marked) and she is big and beautiful - but she had virtually no where to lay and there is no brood/larva/eggs. So I moved three frames of nectar up into the second medium with foundation (that that have ignored for over a month) and moved three frames with starter strips down to the first hive body in the center.

I realize this is a sign of swarm, but the queen cells I saw were open.

Any thoughts? Do I need to do more?

Thanks.

[Velbert]

Hi jess

Sounds like they may have already swarmed (I have seen hives when they supersede the queen there will always be brood) Because the old Queen will keep laying, But not in ever case.

Beens they fill the box with honey is a sign that there was not a laying queen probably caused by swarming.(just because they build superseder cell don't mean they will not swarm if during the spring they lots of time will swarm )

If your Queen looked big it usually a sign she has mated (Unless you seen one that just hatched because they look big with all the baby fat and fuzz.


If you are still in a honey flow they will build the frames you moved down and she will start to lay in them.


JUST let them alone for a few more days then in about a week check to see if your queen is laying

May need to keep an eye out for a swarm.in case there is more cell you did not see that were not hatched

from the time queen hatches until she mates is about 7 days (after mating its another 3 days she will start to lay )give a few extra days if there is bad weather or there is a strong HONEY FLOW ON.

Velbert

[jessbee]

Thanks, Velbert.

I'll check them again at the end of the week.