jonnybeegood
Drone Bee
- Joined
- Nov 10, 2014
- Messages
- 1,373
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- Location
- Earth
- Hive Type
- 14x12
- Number of Hives
- 6
Are some people worried for no reason about being Q less?
I just united two hives, the bottom BB had a new Q laying very well, the top BB was a hive i have checked for 6 weeks with no Q, both were Q less at the same time but one Q cell was successful, one wasnt. I united them with newspaper & a QE still on the bottom BB. They were left 4 days.
I came to sort the structure out as it was now 2 BB's & 5 supers. All seemed well so i thought i would shake out the top BB in front of the hive. When i got to the fourth frame i spotted a large Q!! Unmarked & not laying yet, the bottom BB Q was marked so i knew it was a different one. I kept her as a spare, but i would like to know how come the bees were all getting along with these two Queens & wouldnt they try to kill each other through the QE? This Queen has gone 6 weeks without laying as yet, i see some people wanting to requeen after just 2/3 weeks, i think maybe this shows dont give up & buy another Queen, if your bees arent nasty theres a good chance theres a Q in there somewhere. I had one last Autumn that took 6 weeks but i seen that one & knew it was there, i had been through the above hive 4 times & never seen this Queen.
I just united two hives, the bottom BB had a new Q laying very well, the top BB was a hive i have checked for 6 weeks with no Q, both were Q less at the same time but one Q cell was successful, one wasnt. I united them with newspaper & a QE still on the bottom BB. They were left 4 days.
I came to sort the structure out as it was now 2 BB's & 5 supers. All seemed well so i thought i would shake out the top BB in front of the hive. When i got to the fourth frame i spotted a large Q!! Unmarked & not laying yet, the bottom BB Q was marked so i knew it was a different one. I kept her as a spare, but i would like to know how come the bees were all getting along with these two Queens & wouldnt they try to kill each other through the QE? This Queen has gone 6 weeks without laying as yet, i see some people wanting to requeen after just 2/3 weeks, i think maybe this shows dont give up & buy another Queen, if your bees arent nasty theres a good chance theres a Q in there somewhere. I had one last Autumn that took 6 weeks but i seen that one & knew it was there, i had been through the above hive 4 times & never seen this Queen.