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On Wednesday I caged a queen from a nuc in one of my apiaries and took it home and installed it in a June swarm that went queenless after an open hive. I had some time this afternoon and thought I'd check her - I know a bit early. But there was no sign of the queen cage in the hive! I took every frame out in case the cage had fallen to the bottom board but I couldn't find it. Nothing unusual on the ground outside the hive.
Has anyone else had this happen to them and were you able to figure out what happened?
(It was a plastic cage with just the queen in it - she was installed about 1/2 hour after caging)
Has anyone else had this happen to them and were you able to figure out what happened?
(It was a plastic cage with just the queen in it - she was installed about 1/2 hour after caging)