Will bees gather and bring pollen to a queenless hive?
Yes.
Ben, Buddy Phil, I have seen over wintered hives that lost the queen during winter. The bees acted normal, gathering pollen and nectar in March. However the population was low so I inspected: no queen, no eggs, no larva. I added frames of brood to keep the hive going until I could obtain a queen.
Hope all is good your way.
Blessings
Van
Thanks Mr Van. All good here. Just Buzzing right along. 😊😁.. The weather is getting right for some good fishing !!
Blessings to you also,
Phillip
Ben,
A hive that has laying workers will bring in lots of pollen just like a queen right hive will for the same reason. Some bees just like to bring in as much pollen as they can. I often find lots of pollen in hives during my spring inspections. Way more than they can use.
Jim Altmiller
Quote from: sawdstmakr on April 29, 2019, 06:30:10 PM
Ben,
A hive that has laying workers will bring in lots of pollen just like a queen right hive will for the same reason. Some bees just like to bring in as much pollen as they can. I often find lots of pollen in hives during my spring inspections. Way more than they can use.
Jim Altmiller
Thanks for your answer I would suppose these excessive pollen collecting hives would be a good place to put a pollen trap? Do you collect pollen?
No I don?t collect pollen. If I did I would put it on one of my hives that collect it to excess.
Jim Altmiller