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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: blanc on June 23, 2012, 02:21:09 PM

Title: Question??????
Post by: blanc on June 23, 2012, 02:21:09 PM
Upon inspection of my hives this am one hive is loaded with bees, pollen,honey, Queen and no Brood! Is it an unmated queen or what?  :?
Title: Re: Question??????
Post by: yockey5 on June 23, 2012, 02:59:31 PM
Check again for eggs in 1 week and you will know.
Title: Re: Question??????
Post by: G3farms on June 23, 2012, 03:37:18 PM
As yockey5 said check back in a week for eggs.

During your inspection did you see any evidence of queen cells that have been torn apart?

If she was a laying queen does she have anywhere to lay, are they honey bound, any empty space for them to expand into?
Title: Re: Question??????
Post by: blanc on June 23, 2012, 03:52:43 PM
They do have the space and no queen cells. She is a pretty queen also but kinda surprised me and started the hive from a cutout that had alot of brood and they hive raised the queen there
Title: Re: Question??????
Post by: yockey5 on June 24, 2012, 09:01:12 AM
May be un-mated, or just mated and will soon lay. Give her a lil time.