I have a hive at home I got frmo a trap out I started June 30th. They failed to successfully produce a queen their first attempt. I'm thinking it was my fault for a couple different reasons. I put another frame with eggs and brood and a few nurse bees in a week ago Saturday. There were queen cells last thursday. I ordered a new mated queen today as I don;t want them to have to wait for the new queen and mating flights etc.
Should I open the hive and remove the queen cells today so there is no chance of a queen already having hatched out? There has been such a long brood interuption the bees numbers seem to be getting quite low so I want to get things going as soon as possible. Thanks
Should I open the hive and remove the queen cells today so there is no chance of a queen already having hatched out? There has been such a long brood interuption the bees numbers seem to be getting quite low so I want to get things going as soon as possible. Thanks