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I finally located and marked my queen from my April 20 package. She was HUGE! At first I thought the package of bees were building drone comb below the bar of drawn brood comb that I gave them. Then when I saw her majesty, I realized her body was too big to fit in the natural cell foundationless comb they had been given. I have finally spotted eggs in the new hive, but lots of unused comb because she is so big. My picture doesn't adequately show her size. She's a full 1 inch long on a ruler. Is this a normal size for a queen? The local queen I bought last year was far smaller, but a good one.
