How can you tell if a mating nuc is queen right without taking out frames? I have checked for eggs or the queen too early before and it resulted in disasters.
I placed a little pollen sub on the top bars in a few nucs and they went right after it. (little or no natural pollen coming in now). Wouldn't that indicate that they want her to lay?
What else might tell if the queen is mated without an invasive check?
I placed a little pollen sub on the top bars in a few nucs and they went right after it. (little or no natural pollen coming in now). Wouldn't that indicate that they want her to lay?
What else might tell if the queen is mated without an invasive check?