Busy Bee
House Bee
Hello People,
It's hard to believe but I have 2 hives which I sort of neglected until further time to sort both of them. They had swarmed sometime around 18-24th April, virgin queens resident 28th April, hives just sat and done nothing, queens not mated and what I thought went stale.
Yesterday I went to place a test frame in each to establish Q- to unite with other colonies. I could'nt believe it eggs in both hives probably started laying around Sunday or Monday, which would be about right after 3 days of hot weather last Thursday and Friday. I make it around about 6 weeks thats 42 days or more, kinda makes a laugh out of the books.....3-4 weeks.
I have another hive in same condition but it is definately Q- and needs a QC but who's knows anymore its all f'd up even the bees!
Busy Bee
It's hard to believe but I have 2 hives which I sort of neglected until further time to sort both of them. They had swarmed sometime around 18-24th April, virgin queens resident 28th April, hives just sat and done nothing, queens not mated and what I thought went stale.
Yesterday I went to place a test frame in each to establish Q- to unite with other colonies. I could'nt believe it eggs in both hives probably started laying around Sunday or Monday, which would be about right after 3 days of hot weather last Thursday and Friday. I make it around about 6 weeks thats 42 days or more, kinda makes a laugh out of the books.....3-4 weeks.
I have another hive in same condition but it is definately Q- and needs a QC but who's knows anymore its all f'd up even the bees!
Busy Bee