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Title: Q on sugar cake ?
Post by: MikeyN.C. on December 03, 2017, 06:03:08 PM
Can't post pic.
Has anyone seen Q move up on top of sugar cake?
Title: Re: Q on sugar cake ?
Post by: Dallasbeek on December 03, 2017, 07:55:34 PM
I take it you did, but can't post a picture.  Must have been exciting.
Title: Re: Q on sugar cake ?
Post by: MikeyN.C. on December 03, 2017, 10:27:33 PM
Said my pic is to big
Title: Re: Q on sugar cake ?
Post by: MikeyN.C. on December 03, 2017, 10:44:14 PM
Who can post pic ?
Title: Re: Q on sugar cake ?
Post by: iddee on December 03, 2017, 10:46:40 PM
Click on this link.

https://beemaster.com/forum/index.php?topic=46054.0
Title: Re: Q on sugar cake ?
Post by: MikeyN.C. on December 03, 2017, 11:11:56 PM
It says my file is to large
Title: Re: Q on sugar cake ?
Post by: MikeyN.C. on December 03, 2017, 11:21:15 PM
Im using a phone.
Title: Re: Q on sugar cake ?
Post by: BeeMaster2 on December 04, 2017, 07:03:15 AM
Email the picture to your self and set the picture to either medium or small. Then use that picture that you receive.
Jim
Title: Re: Q on sugar cake ?
Post by: Michael Bush on December 04, 2017, 03:29:54 PM
Queens USUALLY are in the middle of the brood nest.  Occasionally they may be anywhere in the colony and I've even seen them outside on the hive or even in the hive next door... just not often.
Title: Re: Q on sugar cake ?
Post by: MikeyN.C. on December 04, 2017, 07:33:08 PM
Thanks,  thats why i was concerned.
Title: Re: Q on sugar cake ?
Post by: MikeyN.C. on December 04, 2017, 07:37:30 PM
Q's , move around the hive ?
Title: Re: Q on sugar cake ?
Post by: MikeyN.C. on December 04, 2017, 07:55:03 PM
I thouthough Q's usually stay with cluster.  Temp. swings 60 - 70f. nights swinging to 30s to 40s.   2:1 started to get to cold
Title: Re: Q on sugar cake ?
Post by: iddee on December 04, 2017, 08:27:21 PM
Queen will be back in cluster before temp. drops unless it is queen #2. Then she may have been cast out and the new queen took over.
Title: Re: Q on sugar cake ?
Post by: beepro on December 05, 2017, 01:44:39 AM
On a warm day the queen will take a break and wander around to explore
her environment a bit outside of her normal brood nest.  As long as she know how to
get back to the brood nest she will be fine.   I would not concern too much.  I've seen my
queen wandering on a frame without many bees on it.   She's still o.k. though.  Happily laying!
Title: Re: Q on sugar cake ?
Post by: Michael Bush on December 05, 2017, 09:20:55 AM
>I thouthough Q's usually stay with cluster.

Of course they do.  Especially if it's cold.  "Usually" is the operative word.