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bulldog

August 12, 2010, 06:04:31 PM
will a queen lay drone eggs this late in the year ?
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AllenF

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August 12, 2010, 08:32:11 PM
In your area, I don't think so.  If she does, it may be in waste.   Drones leave the hive for the first time at 30 days after being laid, and sexually mature at 38 days.   Time is getting short.

Michael Bush

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August 12, 2010, 11:02:06 PM
Mine keep a few drones developing all year round from early spring until winter sets in, but the numbers vary a lot from early spring to fall.  I would only see a few now.
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AllenF

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August 13, 2010, 04:03:11 PM
I moved a hive today that was  a trap out sitting 6 feet off the ground.   I could not lift the deep boxes so I took the frames down one by one and put them into a new box to move.   I only saw one frame (out of 6 with brood) that had 6 or so drone brood.  The rest of the frames were honey.  So she was still making, just not like in the spring.
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