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This info generated from queen rearing calendar:
Day # DOW Date Task/Status
1 Tuesday 5/20 The egg is laid by the queen mother. - Made split with frame of eggs/larva
9 Wednesday 5/28 Queen cells are capped - I didn't check this day
16 Wednesday 6/4 Queens hatch - none have hatched
18 Friday 6/6 Discard any unhatched cells - still no hatching
So, should I give up or give it another day? Or just pull one open and peek inside? And, this is using the furthest date, from a fresh egg, not a larva. My nucs are currently closed off, as the stronger colonies are wanting to rob them. If it's a failure, I just want to add all the nuc frames together and stick back on a queen right hive to have the brood cells re-populated. Sound right? We have had crappy beekeeping weather all week long.
Day # DOW Date Task/Status
1 Tuesday 5/20 The egg is laid by the queen mother. - Made split with frame of eggs/larva
9 Wednesday 5/28 Queen cells are capped - I didn't check this day
16 Wednesday 6/4 Queens hatch - none have hatched
18 Friday 6/6 Discard any unhatched cells - still no hatching
So, should I give up or give it another day? Or just pull one open and peek inside? And, this is using the furthest date, from a fresh egg, not a larva. My nucs are currently closed off, as the stronger colonies are wanting to rob them. If it's a failure, I just want to add all the nuc frames together and stick back on a queen right hive to have the brood cells re-populated. Sound right? We have had crappy beekeeping weather all week long.