Hi All
One of the swarms I collected this year has a drone layer of a queen.
It is odd as the swarm had pollen going in within a week of arrival which suggests to me an old queen that has run out of fertilised eggs rather than a virgin queen that failed to mate but hey what do I know.
pics here:
I am trying decided whether to combine with a queenright hive directly OR make queenless and dump the bees in front of another hive so all the drone brood doesn't end up in a colony who doesn't want it.
Any ideas? (helpful) suggestions?
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One of the swarms I collected this year has a drone layer of a queen.
It is odd as the swarm had pollen going in within a week of arrival which suggests to me an old queen that has run out of fertilised eggs rather than a virgin queen that failed to mate but hey what do I know.
pics here:
I am trying decided whether to combine with a queenright hive directly OR make queenless and dump the bees in front of another hive so all the drone brood doesn't end up in a colony who doesn't want it.
Any ideas? (helpful) suggestions?
www.augustcottageapiary.wordpress.com