Normal for an egg and nectar to be in the same cell? <apparently they aren't>

swflcpl · April 25, 2015, 06:45:49 PM

Eggs filling many of the cells here but noticed they're also in nectar cells. Who goofs here? Queen or workers? Or is this typical?

sc-bee · April 25, 2015, 07:07:18 PM

I can't tell by the pic. Is there actually nectar in the cells with the eggs? I see nectar in the adjoining cells. And I see what may be pollen or nectar appearing to be in the cells but actually looks like it is showing thorough cell walls next door. Did you actual visual the nectar in the cells or basing it on the pic? It could happen I guess.... but I have never seen it with a good queen. But honestly I have not looked... or given it thought.

swflcpl · April 25, 2015, 07:19:07 PM

It is only from this pic, and a couple of other pics I was zooming in on. If it is adjoining cells or from behind, it's a very convincing optical illusion. Thanks for your response.

buzzbee · April 25, 2015, 08:02:26 PM

I don't see any nectar in the cells with eggs, however in the bottom pic I can see pollen/beebread on the opposite side of the frame showing through.
The "Y" at the bottom is the cell walls on the opposite side of the frame.

sc-bee · April 25, 2015, 08:47:39 PM

Quote from: buzzbee on April 25, 2015, 08:02:26 PM
I don't see any nectar in the cells with eggs, however in the bottom pic I can see pollen/beebread on the opposite side of the frame showing through.
The "Y" at the bottom is the cell walls on the opposite side of the frame.

Yes Ken a better description than mine... swfl look at the levels of the nectar on the walls of the cells you know have nectar. The eggs IMAO are in nectar-less cells.

swflcpl · April 25, 2015, 09:10:43 PM

Thanks buzzbee, pretty good optical illusion then. I see now the opposite side hexagons with the same coloring overlap more than one cell on this side thereby showing they are on the other side.

At least makes queen and worker normal and not weird :)

sc-bee · April 25, 2015, 09:14:59 PM

Quote from: swflcpl on April 25, 2015, 09:10:43 PM
Thanks buzzbee, pretty good optical illusion then. I see now the opposite side hexagons with the same coloring overlap more than one cell on this side thereby showing they are on the other side.

At least makes queen and worker normal and not weird :)

Yea Ken, Thank you

GSF · April 30, 2015, 09:50:27 PM

good pics