I have been reading Michael's web site "Bee Math". Please help me understand the math as it relates to my hive.
3/31 new package installed
4/17 discovered capped queen cell
4/20 moved frame with queen cell to queenless hive
4/29 cell still capped; hive still queenless
It has been 13 days since I discovered the cell. Should she have already emerged several days ago or do I not understand the math. This hive needs a queen.
Steve
Dead cell. They are very fragile when capped.
Sorry
Dave
3/31 new package installed
4/17 discovered capped queen cell
4/20 moved frame with queen cell to queenless hive
4/29 cell still capped; hive still queenless
It should have emerged by the 25th at the latest.
>It has been 13 days since I discovered the cell. Should she have already emerged several days ago
Yes.
>This hive needs a queen.
Yes it does. Did you check the cap to see if it's been opened and then the "door" closed? Sometimes it's like a tin can lid and it gets folded shut after the queen emerges. If so, you may have a virgin who will start to lay in a week and a half or so.