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Title: Laying worker(s)
Post by: hardwood on March 25, 2011, 10:53:55 AM

For those that might never had to deal with laying worker(s) this is what it looks like.

(http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab277/hardwood01/layingworkercomb001.jpg)

This comb was not fully drawn so the eggs were deposited on the cell floor. Other times you can see the eggs attached to the cell walls.

Scott

Title: Re: Laying worker(s)
Post by: AliciaH on March 25, 2011, 12:47:17 PM

Hey, Scott, great picture! Would you mind if I copied it to show to my mentoree? The one I took of my hive a few years back is not nearly that large or clear.

Title: Re: Laying worker(s)
Post by: Tommyt on March 25, 2011, 01:08:54 PM

Thats a Great picture
Excellent learning tool

Tommyt

Title: Re: Laying worker(s)
Post by: gunner7888 on March 25, 2011, 01:27:52 PM

Thanks for the picture. A picture is worth 1,000 words.

Title: Re: Laying worker(s)
Post by: KD4MOJ on March 25, 2011, 02:37:05 PM

Great shot there scott!

...DOUG
KD4MOJ

Title: Re: Laying worker(s)
Post by: AllenF on March 25, 2011, 06:29:56 PM

Great pic. Now you just gotta stop it.

Title: Re: Laying worker(s)
Post by: hardwood on March 25, 2011, 08:48:42 PM

Alicia (and others) feel free to use anything I post if it is of use to you.

This was from a nuc and the colony was just shaken out. There is always a certain % of queens that don't mate well or don't return from mating. We try to keep on top of it but there are inevitably some that slip through the cracks.

Title: Re: Laying worker(s)
Post by: annette on March 26, 2011, 01:31:30 AM

Yep, I had the same thing a few years ago. Not a happy sight. I tried to save mine, but it never worked out and I ended up shaking them on the ground.

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