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Captured a hive today from a cutout but pretty sure, I didn't get the queen. I boxed up the colony with five-six frames of capped brood and open cells with various sizes of larva.
Question: Will the hive abscond without a queen or what? I'm going on the premise that I do not have the queen. I may order a queen come Monday morning. If there are no eggs between 3-4 days old, the hive will not be able to make their own queen.
Anyone have any experience with this before? What will my newest hive do?
Question: Will the hive abscond without a queen or what? I'm going on the premise that I do not have the queen. I may order a queen come Monday morning. If there are no eggs between 3-4 days old, the hive will not be able to make their own queen.
Anyone have any experience with this before? What will my newest hive do?