[umchuck]

Saw a queen back into a supersedure cell while doing an inspection today, don't know if she laid an egg or not, she is a spring queen, didn't think she would lay in one, anybody know what the deal is with that, thanks for any input you may have
rand.

 

[Ravenzero]

For the good of the hive, a queen will lay the egg of her own destruction!

 

[Mr.Beeman]

Queen cup was probably more like it. She will lay just about anywhere she can. She doesn't know it will be her demise.... yet.

 

[Dave Burrup]

I am not trying to be snarky, but how do you suppose the eggs get in the queen cups? The workers do not move them.

 

[crofter]

I think the workers still have the option to remove the egg, if laid, and if needed or to tear down cells at any stage. Not so sure the queen is that much the brains of the operation.

Heavy hangs the head that wears the crown!

 

[umchuck]

to Dave, I figured the bees built the cell around the egg, but this was an almost completed queen cell hi on the side of the frame and the queen backed right down into it and I assume laid an egg, if she wasn't marked I would had never seen it, a deep hive no swarm cells on bottoms of frames, thanks

 

[Beeonefarms]

She was daring you to make a nuc out of her