Started a walk a way 6 weeks ago Wednesday. Checked them oh every 10 days or so. My last check to see if the queen was out was 5/4. 16 days ago. All the queen cells were open. So thought I would have a laying queen the next week. Checked 5/11 no eggs, no larva...nothing. Thought this can't bee good. The winds have been up and have had a rainy day once a week. So I figured the day she wanted to go out and mate the weather just didn't agree. Checked yesterday. Nice fat queen! Laying a great solid pattern. Took a total of 42 days maybe 40 for her to start laying.
The moral of this story...Patience. Have a little patience. The bees told me what I needed to know every week. They were always calm, always working hard. I figured they were queen right. Now I have the proof. :thumbsup:
The moral of this story...Patience. Have a little patience. The bees told me what I needed to know every week. They were always calm, always working hard. I figured they were queen right. Now I have the proof. :thumbsup: