Howdy folks.
I have a colony that has had laying worker(s) problems for a bit now. Two weeks ago, I started the frame of brood for three weeks routine in an attempt to salvage the colony before I shake them out then combine with another colony. Yesterday morning I opened up the hive to add another frame of brood, and when looking at the frames where I had added brood the previous 2 times, I saw some day-old eggs that look to be from a queen (perfect placement in the cell and only 1 egg per cell). This is the first time I've seen eggs that look like they came from a queen in this hive. Should I find her and mash her (thinking she's poorly mated since I'm just now seeing eggs) or let her get on with her business?
TIA
I have a colony that has had laying worker(s) problems for a bit now. Two weeks ago, I started the frame of brood for three weeks routine in an attempt to salvage the colony before I shake them out then combine with another colony. Yesterday morning I opened up the hive to add another frame of brood, and when looking at the frames where I had added brood the previous 2 times, I saw some day-old eggs that look to be from a queen (perfect placement in the cell and only 1 egg per cell). This is the first time I've seen eggs that look like they came from a queen in this hive. Should I find her and mash her (thinking she's poorly mated since I'm just now seeing eggs) or let her get on with her business?
TIA