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I have an afterswarm that I hived two weeks ago tomorrow, upon inspection today, no eggs, no pollen going into the hive on the foragers. I realize that it's possible that there was a virgin queen and that she may start laying next week, but I didn't want to risk it. So I grabbed one frame of half-capped brood and half-eggs from my one other hive (May 5th Nuc) and installed it, in the hopes that they will raise a queen.
Will they raise another queen in time (before they all start dying off)?
If there is a developing queen in there, will they simply raise the brood and eggs as their own young? I don't really have the stock to move one frame per week, wish I did!
Thoughts?
Thanks!
I have an afterswarm that I hived two weeks ago tomorrow, upon inspection today, no eggs, no pollen going into the hive on the foragers. I realize that it's possible that there was a virgin queen and that she may start laying next week, but I didn't want to risk it. So I grabbed one frame of half-capped brood and half-eggs from my one other hive (May 5th Nuc) and installed it, in the hopes that they will raise a queen.
Will they raise another queen in time (before they all start dying off)?
If there is a developing queen in there, will they simply raise the brood and eggs as their own young? I don't really have the stock to move one frame per week, wish I did!
Thoughts?
Thanks!