dead attendents

Started by John Schwartz, May 15, 2009, 08:10:20 PM

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John Schwartz

May 15, 2009, 08:10:20 PM
Hi all -- I made first split 3 days back (bees from two hives), adding a queen in a queen cage. Checked just now and the queen is out. Interesting thing is the three attendents (guessing it's them) are dead in there, one of them with a stinger in it's noggin. :)

The hive is quiet, all the bees are still there building brace comb and frame comb. I'm guessing all is well. Any concerns?

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John Schwartz
―John Schwartz, theBee.Farm

fermentedhiker

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May 15, 2009, 08:52:50 PM
it's pretty common for the attendants to get killed.  Usually before the queen gets released.
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John Schwartz

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May 16, 2009, 12:18:26 PM
thx for note, fermentedhiker
―John Schwartz, theBee.Farm
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