I recently had a queen hatch on the 23rd of April on a hive I split off that had a great queen, it is now May 4 and I inspected that hive today to find 1 capped queen cell (small) and then what did i see but her royal highness. The issue is I see no eggs anywhere, the bees are bringing in pollen and nectar but no eggs.
So could it be she is a virgin that hasn't got bred yet or do I need to give her more time to see, we have plenty of drones in the beeyard here but we also had a 4 day snap of cool damp weather last week.
Anyone's advice or opinions is gratefully appreciated
So could it be she is a virgin that hasn't got bred yet or do I need to give her more time to see, we have plenty of drones in the beeyard here but we also had a 4 day snap of cool damp weather last week.
Anyone's advice or opinions is gratefully appreciated