finally a new queen

[Martin]

 had a package that went queenless and workers started laying. after a few frames of eggs , brood , bees finally have a queen back in the colony . my question to you is how to boost production for winter. the flow has been over and due to problems with beetles ruining a some frames ( 9 were old comb to start) there are only 5 frames drawn in a deep box. i hate to take too much from the other hive , it also still has some frames in the 2nd deep not drawn. they have some stores for now. thanks martin

[AllenF]

Feed them to get them to grow during the summer now the honey flow is over.  Make sure you keep the entrance reduced to a min. 

[Larry Bees]

I'm amazed that you were able to get a queen after the workers started to lay eggs.

I worked 6 months on one nuc and never did one.

Larry

[sc-bee]

I'm amazed if you had beetle larva (you stated beetle ruined frames- that usually means larva) you saved the hive!!!

[Martin]

when the beetles got in the # of bees had started to get low . the beetles slimed 3 frames but i guess there were enough bees to keep them from the other frames . this hive has really been a challenge for a new keeper with little experience . was just about ready to combine with my other hive . beginer's luck  :? thanks , martin