Below is the progression by date of the problem.
3/30 first year package with drawn wax.
5/28 last good inspection, 3 mediums 10 frame full eggs brood, etc. Strong and healthy.
6/11 plenty of bees but no eggs in any of the 3 mediums or shallow super. Bottom board (screened) 3" thick of bees. Saw virgin queen inside hive, but no eggs.
6/12 looked for virgin to remove but never saw her. Shook bees from under bottom board into boxes. Did not see queen or virgin in or under hive. Added 2 frames brood with about 30 new eggs as a test.
6/18 no eggs anywhere, 12 queen cells on two frames. Ordered A-I queen as back-up.
6/24 no eggs anywhere. All Q cells torn open from sides. Looked through hive twice with light and magnifiers, no eggs, no virgin no queen. Added new caged queen with full tube of fondant to slow release, acceptance fine by hive.
6/30 Queen released, no eggs, no queen, hive still ok but need a fix.
7/1 have replacement queen just in case, rain all day so I won't act till Thursday or Friday AM.
Any help really appreciated, thanks.
3/30 first year package with drawn wax.
5/28 last good inspection, 3 mediums 10 frame full eggs brood, etc. Strong and healthy.
6/11 plenty of bees but no eggs in any of the 3 mediums or shallow super. Bottom board (screened) 3" thick of bees. Saw virgin queen inside hive, but no eggs.
6/12 looked for virgin to remove but never saw her. Shook bees from under bottom board into boxes. Did not see queen or virgin in or under hive. Added 2 frames brood with about 30 new eggs as a test.
6/18 no eggs anywhere, 12 queen cells on two frames. Ordered A-I queen as back-up.
6/24 no eggs anywhere. All Q cells torn open from sides. Looked through hive twice with light and magnifiers, no eggs, no virgin no queen. Added new caged queen with full tube of fondant to slow release, acceptance fine by hive.
6/30 Queen released, no eggs, no queen, hive still ok but need a fix.
7/1 have replacement queen just in case, rain all day so I won't act till Thursday or Friday AM.
Any help really appreciated, thanks.