I'm pretty sure my hive has lost its queen. As of yesterday there is no brood or eggs or any sign of a queen.
I was able to get a couple of frames of eggs from a friend and we installed them into the hive. The frames contained only eggs, no brood.
My concern is that I may not have any nurse bees to do their part. How critical is this? I suspect most of the bees in the colony are at least a couple of weeks old.
Would I be better to bring in a 'new' queen from a supplier?
Thanks!
I was able to get a couple of frames of eggs from a friend and we installed them into the hive. The frames contained only eggs, no brood.
My concern is that I may not have any nurse bees to do their part. How critical is this? I suspect most of the bees in the colony are at least a couple of weeks old.
Would I be better to bring in a 'new' queen from a supplier?
Thanks!