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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => TOP BAR HIVES - WARRE HIVES - LONG HIVES => Topic started by: don2 on April 21, 2015, 06:44:42 PM

Title: queenless hive.
Post by: don2 on April 21, 2015, 06:44:42 PM
Will bees gather pollen if there is no queen or queen cell? d2
Title: Re: queenless hive.
Post by: Maggiesdad on April 21, 2015, 10:59:37 PM
Yes, I believe so. Nothing for them to do but haul in pollen and nectar.
Title: Re: queenless hive.
Post by: Kathyp on April 21, 2015, 11:26:01 PM
They are more likely to haul pollen when they are feeding brood, but that's not a sure thing.  Bringing in pollen is suggestive of brood, and an queen.
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