Its almost certain she hatched. If you really can't wait you can take a quick peek now but, remember virgins are harder to find, they will run on you and they will try and hide sometimes under other bees. After you take a quick peek leave them alone for 2 1/2 weeks then you can check back for new eggs. Good luck I still get excited every time I find a newly mated queen.
When can I peek?
Had a queenless dwindle down to about 2 frames of bees. Put them in nuc added frames of honey, pollen, frame with eggs, larva and brood and more bees. Also been feeding. They've made a queen cell that should have hatched July 31- August 2. When can I check to see if she's hatched out or not? Thanks
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Bee careful that virgin can also fly away during a hive check. She will end up in a nearby
hive if she's not oriented to the hive yet. Some lessons learned for me there.
hive if she's not oriented to the hive yet. Some lessons learned for me there.
johng- thanks, I'll wait.
beepro-Thanks, forgot about that. I'll learn from your mistake.
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