Hi
I recently did a hive split Everything seemed to be go normal from what I can tell, but this was my first split. I waited a couple days then added a new mated queen to the hive. When adding her the other bees seemed curious but there was no aggressiveness towards her. So I decided to pull the cork on her cage and left them alone for 5 days. Upon returning I was not able to locate her but the bees seemed to be very calm as I looked through the hive. Not sure if I'm looking over her or not but is there an easy way of telling if she there with out seeing her? Trying to keep an eye out for new brood. Would appreciate any info anyone has.
I recently did a hive split Everything seemed to be go normal from what I can tell, but this was my first split. I waited a couple days then added a new mated queen to the hive. When adding her the other bees seemed curious but there was no aggressiveness towards her. So I decided to pull the cork on her cage and left them alone for 5 days. Upon returning I was not able to locate her but the bees seemed to be very calm as I looked through the hive. Not sure if I'm looking over her or not but is there an easy way of telling if she there with out seeing her? Trying to keep an eye out for new brood. Would appreciate any info anyone has.