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Title: Capped brood question, drones?
Post by: montauk170 on July 25, 2010, 03:01:56 AM
From the picture below, are these capped drones?

(http://tackletour.net/temp/images/picwinebarrelhive100724d.jpg)
Title: Re: Capped brood question, drones?
Post by: OzBuzz on July 25, 2010, 04:33:23 AM
I'd like to know too because a log I collected with a small hive in it has the same capped brood in it!
Title: Re: Capped brood question, drones?
Post by: Paynesgrey on July 25, 2010, 01:37:59 PM
I'm just a new bee, but it looks like drones to me. Sometimes they are much taller, and sometimes just some taller, like those. I don't know why, but wonder.
Title: Re: Capped brood question, drones?
Post by: OzBuzz on July 27, 2010, 10:28:00 PM
Anybody?
Title: Re: Capped brood question, drones?
Post by: fish_stix on July 27, 2010, 10:33:09 PM
Yes.
Title: Re: Capped brood question, drones?
Post by: harvey on July 27, 2010, 10:34:09 PM
Yup drones,   regular brood would be more flat in appearance,  drones almost have a bullet type cap on them.    They should make some queen happy before she kills them!
Title: Re: Capped brood question, drones?
Post by: OzBuzz on July 27, 2010, 10:59:19 PM
Thanks Guys, that appears to be what i have in a hive i salvaged from a log a few weeks ago!
Title: Re: Capped brood question, drones?
Post by: JP on July 28, 2010, 02:31:21 AM
I don't know, the picture is a little hard to figure. I believe there are capped drone cells at the top right and bottom right, not certain on some towards the left of the frame.

Is this a foundation-less frame?


...JP
Title: Re: Capped brood question, drones?
Post by: montauk170 on July 28, 2010, 03:57:36 AM
JP - Yes, it's foundationless

Here's a larger overview pic

(http://tackletour.net/temp/images/picwinebarrelhive100724c.jpg)

On the other side are capped brood (non-drone) for sure.

JP - been doing any fishing? or the Gulf is still messed up?

(http://tackletour.net/temp/images/picmisc100725a.jpg)
Title: Re: Capped brood question, drones?
Post by: JP on July 28, 2010, 10:18:01 AM
Haven't been doing any Gulf nor marsh fishing. My buddy Bailey has been catchin' 'em in fresh water and has invited me but I have been too busy to go.

Are those rock bass?


...JP
Title: Re: Capped brood question, drones?
Post by: montauk170 on July 28, 2010, 01:35:53 PM
Those are Bolinas (Browns) rockfish.