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Title: No eggs in 1 week old 3# packages!?
Post by: EOHenry on May 03, 2006, 06:32:00 PM

I checked my 2 3#packages I installed 1 week ago today this afternoon. I put them into brood boxes with drawn foundation. I found both queens but NO eggs. Is this normal? How long before she starts laying? There was a build up of pollen and new necter plus I have kept the feeders full all the time. Do I need to just be patient or make some adjustments?
Thanx!

Title: no eggs
Post by: Kirk-o on May 03, 2006, 07:45:27 PM

You I have to use a magnifying glass my arms aren't long enough.Maybe there are eggs just hard to see.I had a large hive and I took two medium
boxs of brood and added one to each swarm I haived a month ago.I thought I had taken the queen acciedently but checked again a week later eggs and brood .Try again relax take your time
kirko

Title: No eggs in 1 week old 3# packages!?
Post by: Michael Bush on May 03, 2006, 09:11:28 PM

>Is this normal?

Yes.

>How long before she starts laying?

Anywhere from one day to two weeks.

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