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Ok so first time beekeeper. Made some mistakes already. Here is the deal.
Started with nuc in a deep super in mid February (I'm in hawaii) . Was slow to react to colony expansion. Bees swarmed in near by tree (not reachable) . Most remained though. Queen cells in hive. Added 2nd super soon after. Had lots of brood and pollen. Had a month of rain and wind.
Just did an inspection.... No queen found, 3 queen cells, lots of drones, 2 cells in whole hive had eggs (2 eggs in each on same frame though opposite side), lots of capped honey (6+ frames). Hive seems weak...
Worried I have a few laying workers (or more likely... Will have a few soon). This is my only hive so I have no brood to stop the laying workers from taking over. I have a mated queen coming in 2 days.
Suggestions on getting her in and the hive back on track? Have heard mixed reviews about the shake out method away from normal hive location. Any other suggestions?
Thank you.
Started with nuc in a deep super in mid February (I'm in hawaii) . Was slow to react to colony expansion. Bees swarmed in near by tree (not reachable) . Most remained though. Queen cells in hive. Added 2nd super soon after. Had lots of brood and pollen. Had a month of rain and wind.
Just did an inspection.... No queen found, 3 queen cells, lots of drones, 2 cells in whole hive had eggs (2 eggs in each on same frame though opposite side), lots of capped honey (6+ frames). Hive seems weak...
Worried I have a few laying workers (or more likely... Will have a few soon). This is my only hive so I have no brood to stop the laying workers from taking over. I have a mated queen coming in 2 days.
Suggestions on getting her in and the hive back on track? Have heard mixed reviews about the shake out method away from normal hive location. Any other suggestions?
Thank you.