Today I was ready to install some queens, when I looked through the hive I found a new young queen that the colony had made. I decided to pinch her because her genes could not possibly be as good as the queens I had purchased (right)? but before I could grab her she started piping, her song sounded so forlorn yet strong and sweet at the same time, I was just too moved to act against her. God bless her, "long live the queen".
Then on the next stop it happened again, word must be getting around that I'm a pushover. Whatever,,, I'll wear that. The second one would walk around and the rest of the colony seemed to just hesitate and defer to her while she would walk a few steps then press herself against the comb and let out a beautiful little song that sounded a lot like a mother hen but higher pitched. All the bees seemed to stop and listen. It was like that picture of a married couple digging potatoes and stopping to listen to the Angeleus.
I'll find somewhere else to use the queens.
Then on the next stop it happened again, word must be getting around that I'm a pushover. Whatever,,, I'll wear that. The second one would walk around and the rest of the colony seemed to just hesitate and defer to her while she would walk a few steps then press herself against the comb and let out a beautiful little song that sounded a lot like a mother hen but higher pitched. All the bees seemed to stop and listen. It was like that picture of a married couple digging potatoes and stopping to listen to the Angeleus.
I'll find somewhere else to use the queens.