I have four new packages installed last week. I checked the queens Monday and all were out. They have done well for a few days until this weeks cold weather. I have seen little to no movement from them this whole week. I do have feeders in them and have peeked in the top over the last week a few times. They look as though they are doing OK. Forecast is down to 36 tonight. Shows we are supposed to warm up starting tomorrow. Do I need to help them in any other way or just watch?
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Expect winter type activity when it's winter temps.
They should be fine, I have a weak hive that should have been seeing a queen off for mating flights this week. That didn't happen. I finally stopped raining which it's been doing on/off for three days and it hasn't been more than about 52 all week. Maybe some sun tomorrow. Would be nice.
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It's nothing they haven't seen before, but they certainly aren't usually rearing brood when it's like this. I don't know what to expect as far as if the brood will have been chilled? Just kind of going with the flow at this point. Nothing I can really do about it.
This has been crazy weather.
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I installed one the same day. Was queenless until April 16th and they'd drawn no comb. Replacement queen installed, they started drawing, she was laying in a couple days. Went drone layer very quickly... superceded. Virgin should have been making mating flights this week. No way that happened. They are probably screwed.
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