Hi All,
I am a total novice that just started with my first TBH this Spring. In many ways it seems the hive is doing great, however I am feeling a little paranoid. I waited a bit too long to check the combs-I thought they looked so nice from the window that I didn't need to disrupt them with an inspection but when I did I found a lot of cross combing in the back. While working on fixing the cross combing one of the combs fell into the hive. Being so paranoid I wondered later if the queen could have been underneath that small disaster. Well it is two weeks later and I don't think I am seeing any new brood. I see a ton of new comb but no brood. How can I be sure if I have a queen or not besides spotting her-which I haven't been able to as of yet?
Thanks for any help you can give me!
Chrissi
Hailey, ID
I am a total novice that just started with my first TBH this Spring. In many ways it seems the hive is doing great, however I am feeling a little paranoid. I waited a bit too long to check the combs-I thought they looked so nice from the window that I didn't need to disrupt them with an inspection but when I did I found a lot of cross combing in the back. While working on fixing the cross combing one of the combs fell into the hive. Being so paranoid I wondered later if the queen could have been underneath that small disaster. Well it is two weeks later and I don't think I am seeing any new brood. I see a ton of new comb but no brood. How can I be sure if I have a queen or not besides spotting her-which I haven't been able to as of yet?
Thanks for any help you can give me!
Chrissi
Hailey, ID