Recently one of my hives superseded a failing queen. When I first noticed there were several queen cells over a few frames. I checked on them last week when they were due to emerge, and found all but 2 had been taken down from the sides.
I'm worried that the old queen has been tearing down these cells, as I have heard no piping whatsoever from the hive from emerged virgins. I believe she is still in the hive as I saw a queen that looked too large to be a virgin (my queen was unmarked).
So my question is whether this is a possibility and if there is any action I should take, or I should just give them some more time in the hope there is indeed a new queen in there?
I'm worried that the old queen has been tearing down these cells, as I have heard no piping whatsoever from the hive from emerged virgins. I believe she is still in the hive as I saw a queen that looked too large to be a virgin (my queen was unmarked).
So my question is whether this is a possibility and if there is any action I should take, or I should just give them some more time in the hope there is indeed a new queen in there?