Three weeks ago split nucs out of two rocking hives. I wasn't able to make it back to the farm until today.
The nucs all have high populations of foragers who are actively storing nectar....and that's it. No brood, no eggs, some pollen. I had hoped the workers would raise queens but thorough inspection of each five frame nuc shows now queens, no queen cells, and no evidence of egg laying.
So if I play it right and can get queens shipped ASAP they should be there the 18th / 19th.
No swarm cells, which would have been cool.
So who would anybody recommend as a supplier for immediate shipment of three queens?
Thanks for all your help!
The nucs all have high populations of foragers who are actively storing nectar....and that's it. No brood, no eggs, some pollen. I had hoped the workers would raise queens but thorough inspection of each five frame nuc shows now queens, no queen cells, and no evidence of egg laying.
So if I play it right and can get queens shipped ASAP they should be there the 18th / 19th.
No swarm cells, which would have been cool.
So who would anybody recommend as a supplier for immediate shipment of three queens?
Thanks for all your help!