Belley
New Bee
- Joined
- Aug 15, 2013
- Messages
- 28
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- Location
- Redditch
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 4
I did my first full inspection yesterday. Plenty of activity, plenty of brood and queen looked busy.
Then to my horror I noticed a squished bee, which on first inspection looked like the queen. I then spent time trying to find her again on the frames, but no joy. So it looks like she's gone, and I can't stop thinking what a idiot I am having got the colony through the winter, bought a second poly hive in prep for doing an artificial swarm and really excited by the new season ahead.
Any help or advice about what I should do? How do you spot drone brood?
Then to my horror I noticed a squished bee, which on first inspection looked like the queen. I then spent time trying to find her again on the frames, but no joy. So it looks like she's gone, and I can't stop thinking what a idiot I am having got the colony through the winter, bought a second poly hive in prep for doing an artificial swarm and really excited by the new season ahead.
Any help or advice about what I should do? How do you spot drone brood?