What's this?

The Bix · March 18, 2010, 01:50:03 PM

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/1050/dscf5219.jpg

bassman1977 · March 18, 2010, 02:01:54 PM

Looks like a swarm cell.

JP · March 18, 2010, 02:06:42 PM

Its a queen cell of some type that the bees decided to close.

...JP

bassman1977 · March 18, 2010, 09:31:01 PM

Kinda weird isn't it...being inverted like that? Or is the picture upside down? :roll:

doak · March 18, 2010, 09:34:53 PM

Look at the angle of the cells. It's not upside down. :)doak

The Bix · March 19, 2010, 02:18:17 AM

I'm a new beekeeper so I really don't know much. But from what I've read swarm cells hang off the bottom of the frame normally don't they? If it's a queen cell it would be a supercedure cell since it's closer to the center of the frame. I'm not all that knowledgeable, but I don't think it is or was a queen cell and no, it's not upside down.

--John

bassman1977 · March 19, 2010, 10:13:02 AM

QuoteI'm a new beekeeper so I really don't know much. But from what I've read swarm cells hang off the bottom of the frame normally don't they? If it's a queen cell it would be a supercedure cell since it's closer to the center of the frame. I'm not all that knowledgeable, but I don't think it is or was a queen cell and no, it's not upside down.

I was thinking supercedure cell and said swarm. Thanks for the correction, and yes I am aware the picture is not upside now. I was joking. Anyway, sure looks like a queen cell of some sort. If it's not, I'm just as curious as to what they were doing myself.

Scadsobees · March 19, 2010, 01:03:28 PM

I think it is either a piece of a queen cell (supercedure) (in your area I'd say that it would be from last year) or a section of bridge comb. Or a piece of a queen cell they build into bridge comb.

Rick