Good Morning Beesourcers.
Yesterday I went into my hives to check their status. In one hive I saw capped brood as well as larva. Second hive I actually found the queen, but upon checking the frames observed
no brood at any stage. I installed these packages on April 16, so it has been 11 days. This is the same hive that I saw the queen outside of the hive 2 days after install.
Should I go ahead and make plans to replace her, as I am sure it will take a week to get a new queen? Or do I just let it go and see if they supersede her, or give it some more time.
I am a total newb and these are my first hives. Thanks for your responses.
Dave
Yesterday I went into my hives to check their status. In one hive I saw capped brood as well as larva. Second hive I actually found the queen, but upon checking the frames observed
no brood at any stage. I installed these packages on April 16, so it has been 11 days. This is the same hive that I saw the queen outside of the hive 2 days after install.
Should I go ahead and make plans to replace her, as I am sure it will take a week to get a new queen? Or do I just let it go and see if they supersede her, or give it some more time.
I am a total newb and these are my first hives. Thanks for your responses.
Dave