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Title: Multiple eggs?
Post by: tireman on March 24, 2015, 11:41:02 PM
I have a hive that is starting to build up. They were started from a nuc last year and are Russians. I saw some cells with multiple eggs in them. Most of they only had single eggs and all were in the bottoms of the comb. Could the queen be laying like this or is a laying worker more likely. The brood that was capped looked normal. I know a laying worker produces only drones but do they look like normal drone brood when in a worker cell? Thanks for the replies.
Title: Re: Multiple eggs?
Post by: iddee on March 24, 2015, 11:43:49 PM
A queen just starting will lay multiplies until she gets settled down to the routine. If they are on the bottom of the cell, it should all be fine.
Title: Re: Multiple eggs?
Post by: 10framer on March 25, 2015, 11:48:37 AM
i think you're ok.
Title: Re: Multiple eggs?
Post by: Michael Bush on March 25, 2015, 12:56:11 PM
If by "multiples" you mean two or three, you are probably fine.
http://www.bushfarms.com/beesfallacies.htm#doubleeggs