I started a new hive about 5 weeks ago. I last opened the hive 2 weeks ago, saw the queen, plenty of brood, eggs, ect. I thought everything was great.
I opened today and found lots of young bees, but no sign of a queen. There was some capped brood, but no eggs or larvae. I also found 5 queen cells that looked like they had already hatched.
The number of bees doesn't seem to have decreased so I don't think it swarmed so I'm guessing supersedure.
What's next? How long should I wait before checking for a queen? I'm a bit worried.
Also, I currently have 2 hives and a nuc, I opened them all today and they are all pretty dry, almost no honey. All 3 have feeders but none are using them, should I be worried?
I opened today and found lots of young bees, but no sign of a queen. There was some capped brood, but no eggs or larvae. I also found 5 queen cells that looked like they had already hatched.
The number of bees doesn't seem to have decreased so I don't think it swarmed so I'm guessing supersedure.
What's next? How long should I wait before checking for a queen? I'm a bit worried.
Also, I currently have 2 hives and a nuc, I opened them all today and they are all pretty dry, almost no honey. All 3 have feeders but none are using them, should I be worried?