how are you able to tell a queen cell from a normal cell, i want to be prepared for when i begin to check over my hive.
Go to bushfarms.com/bees he's got pictures on the home page.
http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1344&bih=705&q=queen+bee+cells&gbv=2&oq=queen+bee+cells&aq=f&aqi=g1g-S1&aql=&gs_nf=1&gs_l=img.3..0j0i24.981.3724.0.4011.15.15.0.4.4.0.103.945.9j2.11.0.vM-QS8uPPk4 (http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1344&bih=705&q=queen+bee+cells&gbv=2&oq=queen+bee+cells&aq=f&aqi=g1g-S1&aql=&gs_nf=1&gs_l=img.3..0j0i24.981.3724.0.4011.15.15.0.4.4.0.103.945.9j2.11.0.vM-QS8uPPk4)
The peanut shaped hanging down things are queen cells:
http://www.bushfarms.com/images/SwarmCells.JPG (http://www.bushfarms.com/images/SwarmCells.JPG)