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Howdy all. New to beekeeping, but have been interested for a few years now. I installed my first package yesterday (late start due to weather). Today the only activity I see are a few dead bees outside, and 3 live bees doing that Nasonov fanning thing. No visible flying bees, but it is cold and drizzly. They have a frame feeder in there, hopefully they are hard at work, I can hear a quiet humming from the hive. Tomorrow will be cool & rainy also, so I plan to wait until Monday afternoon, 72 hours after installing, before I open it up to see if the queen is released.
A few things I noticed that I hadn't read or heard about - The queen cage was absolutely mobbed, I had to keep brushing off the dozens of bees that were hitch-hiking on her cage when I pulled it out. Does that mean they already accepted her, or was it aggression, I wonder ? I also think they accepted the hive very quick, there were bees doing that fanning on the top cover and by the entrance, within minutes after everything was closed up.
Can't wait to see how they're doing !
A few things I noticed that I hadn't read or heard about - The queen cage was absolutely mobbed, I had to keep brushing off the dozens of bees that were hitch-hiking on her cage when I pulled it out. Does that mean they already accepted her, or was it aggression, I wonder ? I also think they accepted the hive very quick, there were bees doing that fanning on the top cover and by the entrance, within minutes after everything was closed up.
Can't wait to see how they're doing !