Hi all:
I looked into my hive this week hoping to see queen cells and doing some splits. Since I am still not proficient on finding the queen I was going to do a split and make sure each hive had a capped queen cell in the event I transferred the queen. I did not see any cells. I did notice that when I pulled out several frames that I had broken open some cells on the bottom of frame and could see the larva that had developed. Now I am wondering if these were queen cells? Would they be drone cells? How can you get the frame out if the cells are attached to the bottom without breaking them open. Let me know if you have any ideas. I just could not believe I saw no cells in my hives since it sure seems like swarm season is in swing- unless those were ones I broke open.
I looked into my hive this week hoping to see queen cells and doing some splits. Since I am still not proficient on finding the queen I was going to do a split and make sure each hive had a capped queen cell in the event I transferred the queen. I did not see any cells. I did notice that when I pulled out several frames that I had broken open some cells on the bottom of frame and could see the larva that had developed. Now I am wondering if these were queen cells? Would they be drone cells? How can you get the frame out if the cells are attached to the bottom without breaking them open. Let me know if you have any ideas. I just could not believe I saw no cells in my hives since it sure seems like swarm season is in swing- unless those were ones I broke open.