Looked at one of my two hives this morning. Large swarm I caught in early May (my first ever swarm/hive). This is what I saw at my hive entrance.
Here's what it looked like yesterday.
This is more activity than normal and why I took a picture yesterday.
This is a brood frame from last week from the same hive. I think it looks weak and spotty.
Here is a theory (from all my 2 months of beekeeping). Could this swarm have had an old queen that is laying mostly drones and the hive is weeding them out? I saw what I think is a queen cell in the center/side of a frame last week. I didn't open the hive up and look today because it's raining here and I don't know what I could do about this anyway.
Thoughts, ideas, and suggestions are appreciated. I hope the pics work. Not too good on the computer/phone thing.
Thanks, Bret


Here's what it looked like yesterday.

This is a brood frame from last week from the same hive. I think it looks weak and spotty.

Here is a theory (from all my 2 months of beekeeping). Could this swarm have had an old queen that is laying mostly drones and the hive is weeding them out? I saw what I think is a queen cell in the center/side of a frame last week. I didn't open the hive up and look today because it's raining here and I don't know what I could do about this anyway.
Thoughts, ideas, and suggestions are appreciated. I hope the pics work. Not too good on the computer/phone thing.
Thanks, Bret