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Okay, perhaps I have been gone too long. Multi-laying queens when they start up in spring. Is it normal? Last year I had this problem. It was prevalent and the only way I could get rid of it was to re-queen. I had seen it before, I knew the only cure was to requeen but why are so many failing at the start of spring? It's not like two or three eggs in a cell either, some have 4,5,6 eggs per cell on 2 sides of a frame. The nuc is reasonably strong. Probably 30% of my hives were like that last year. This year I am at 5.5% of what I have inspected. I do not recall this being nearly as much of a problem in the 'old' days.
Anybody have thoughts or observations on this topic? Anybody seen a queen right herself? Last year mine started to dwindle till I re-queened.
Anybody have thoughts or observations on this topic? Anybody seen a queen right herself? Last year mine started to dwindle till I re-queened.