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Hello,
I was inspecting one of my hives and the bees had attached the bottom of the swarm cells to the top of the frames of the bottom box. As a result, when I was lifting the frames in the top box, I was ripping off the bottom of the swarm cells.
Will the bees repair the cells or will they tear them down? The queen larvae looked fine in the cells. None were big enough to occupy the entire cell. If they tear them down, this hive will be hopelessly queenless with no ability to start new ones.
Thanks!
I was inspecting one of my hives and the bees had attached the bottom of the swarm cells to the top of the frames of the bottom box. As a result, when I was lifting the frames in the top box, I was ripping off the bottom of the swarm cells.
Will the bees repair the cells or will they tear them down? The queen larvae looked fine in the cells. None were big enough to occupy the entire cell. If they tear them down, this hive will be hopelessly queenless with no ability to start new ones.
Thanks!