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Oh my goodness... I'm clueless!!
We got a nuc 2.5 weeks ago, put the 4 frames in our lower deep with an additional 4 frames of pierco - as instructed by the beekeeper we purchased from. This lower deep is filling with thick comb that I fear will fall off the frame if moved for inspection - so I have left it alone.
Then we added a second deep box with a full 10 frames of peirco. Bees are using this box and the frames are much easier to work with an inspect.
Bees are fed HBH & sugar syrup consistantly.
Upon inspection, things are moving along nicely. I see larva & I think eggs. Never seen the queen.
Am I on the right track? What do drone cells look like? Should I really search for the queen or just be glad to see larva?
We got a nuc 2.5 weeks ago, put the 4 frames in our lower deep with an additional 4 frames of pierco - as instructed by the beekeeper we purchased from. This lower deep is filling with thick comb that I fear will fall off the frame if moved for inspection - so I have left it alone.
Then we added a second deep box with a full 10 frames of peirco. Bees are using this box and the frames are much easier to work with an inspect.
Bees are fed HBH & sugar syrup consistantly.
Upon inspection, things are moving along nicely. I see larva & I think eggs. Never seen the queen.
Am I on the right track? What do drone cells look like? Should I really search for the queen or just be glad to see larva?