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...Just kidding, more like a stupid rookie... :-0
As usual, my plans are as good as a lost swarm. Planning on doing a split, but the bees decided to do it first.
Looking in 2wks ago saturday, the queen was laying but there were a couple of empty swarm cells. By this Saturday, the queen had quit laying and there are swarm cells, w/ larvae and lots of that jelly stuff. Being really green I can't really tell if they've swarmed yet. I've never even found the queen ever(have to work with my mentor on that!)
If they don't take up residence in the box next door can I ....
Just take a couple of frames of brood (and honey and pollen and nurses) and put them in the box and let them raise their own?
If the queen stays in the original box because I don't get her, will she swarm anyway?
If she goes into the "nuc" with a swarm cell, will she swarm anyway?
Just when I think I got it all figured out...I figure out that I don't have anything figured out!
Thanks a bunch!
As usual, my plans are as good as a lost swarm. Planning on doing a split, but the bees decided to do it first.
Looking in 2wks ago saturday, the queen was laying but there were a couple of empty swarm cells. By this Saturday, the queen had quit laying and there are swarm cells, w/ larvae and lots of that jelly stuff. Being really green I can't really tell if they've swarmed yet. I've never even found the queen ever(have to work with my mentor on that!)
If they don't take up residence in the box next door can I ....
Just take a couple of frames of brood (and honey and pollen and nurses) and put them in the box and let them raise their own?
If the queen stays in the original box because I don't get her, will she swarm anyway?
If she goes into the "nuc" with a swarm cell, will she swarm anyway?
Just when I think I got it all figured out...I figure out that I don't have anything figured out!
Thanks a bunch!