Advice needed here. The carniolan queen is there with a brood pattern smaller than my fist on two facing frames. I believe that the eggs and brood I see are the same as I saw last week and are chilled dead. There is just a little cluster of bees with her and she just paces around in this small area of brood.
It has been chilly in WV and my other hive has just started to expand it's brood nest to three facing frames. Three brand new nucs have three to five facing frames of brood.
Do I not chase this dwindled hive or do I take a frame of brood with nurse bees from a nuc of all things to save the queen? Thoughts?
It has been chilly in WV and my other hive has just started to expand it's brood nest to three facing frames. Three brand new nucs have three to five facing frames of brood.
Do I not chase this dwindled hive or do I take a frame of brood with nurse bees from a nuc of all things to save the queen? Thoughts?