Taking into consideration each year is different. On average, when do you usually start seeing drone brood in your area?
Usually during my spring inspection, around March 20.
Jim Altmiller
Quote from: sawdstmakr on February 07, 2021, 06:07:01 PM
Usually during my spring inspection, around March 20.
Jim Altmiller
Thanks Jim
I'm already seeing drones and spotty drone brood in three of my hives. Added a super to my nuc tower today getting ready to move it into a double deep.
I have capped drone brood in one of my hives right now. I read somewhere that healthy hives will sometimes keep a few drones in house all winter long.
Between feb 1 and 12 give or take a week
Mid-late August in southern Australia, purple eyes by 10th Sept in some early hives.
Queens will start laying drone brood while at almonds.
Where I am .... about middle of May is when capped drone brood starts appearing. End of May when young drones are seen walking about the combs.
I removed a large hive form the floor of a home yesterday which had lots of capped drones. I'm in Hawaii so we are pretty warm year-round compared to most others. We've been getting into the low 60's and upper 50's lately with several cold fronts passing through. Yes, we're griping about how cold it is! :tongue:
jtcmedic is spot on, I have capped drone brood now and I am about 25 miles west of him.
Quote from: rast on February 11, 2021, 09:15:22 PM
jtcmedic is spot on, I have capped drone brood now and I am about 25 miles west of him.
I did 4 splits today was full of drones.
Quote from: jtcmedic on February 11, 2021, 09:20:44 PM
Quote from: rast on February 11, 2021, 09:15:22 PM
jtcmedic is spot on, I have capped drone brood now and I am about 25 miles west of him.
I did 4 splits today was full of drones.
Sounds good!
All my hives in lake city and live oak have Drones. None on the other side of the river The ones in Sanderson have a huge amount of capped and none in Macclenny so far.