I have seen virgins that took up to 2 weeks to get bred and start laying.. possible she is there and just has not yet mated or has yet to start laying
29 days queenless hive
We have here a wormy weather for almost a week(36 celcius).
I have one hive that i split and wait the girls to raise a new queen for 29 days allready. every week i put one frame of brood with eggs, so the girls will raise new queen.
Last week was the first time i didn't see any queen cells, so i thought i have a virgin queen inside the hive
I did my weekly insoection today, hopping to see some eggs from a new queen
that the bees raised. no eggs, no queen cells and no laying worker. I put another brood frame with eggs from another hive.
Maybe i have a failed virgin queen inside? what i need to do from now on?
Thanks
Randi
I have one hive that i split and wait the girls to raise a new queen for 29 days allready. every week i put one frame of brood with eggs, so the girls will raise new queen.
Last week was the first time i didn't see any queen cells, so i thought i have a virgin queen inside the hive
I did my weekly insoection today, hopping to see some eggs from a new queen
that the bees raised. no eggs, no queen cells and no laying worker. I put another brood frame with eggs from another hive.
Maybe i have a failed virgin queen inside? what i need to do from now on?
Thanks
Randi
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I think you have done all you can do now but wait, the frame with eggs is a good idea, Good LuckI put another brood frame with eggs from another hive.
Maybe i have a failed virgin queen inside? what i need to do from now on?
Thanks
Randi
It sounds like you've done all you can do. It's very possible that on your last inspection your new queen was out on a mating flight. If you give them a frame with eggs and they aren't making queen cells and you don't have laying workers....then you've got a queen. Patience. And good luck.
It's hard to be patient after you've been so patient. I would still give them a frame of green brood to see what they do and then wait. In fact, you don't have much choice. I'm anxious to know how you do with that one!
Last summer it took me 2 months to get my hive to produce a laying queen, after the old one died.
I did as you put a frame with eggs in every other week until they succeeded.
I did as you put a frame with eggs in every other week until they succeeded.
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