Number of Days in Observation Hive?

[MrILoveTheAnts]

My dad and I are in a disagreement. Sometime before the 17th of this month I want to take frames from my split (hopefully all of the ones with queen cells) and put them in my observation hive. I want to keep them in there about two days or at least over night (one day total). All I want is to photograph a queen bee emerging from her cell.
As I see it the only risk is if I put the newly hatched queen bee back in the hive and another queen bee is also in there and they sting each other to death.

What do you all think?

[Billy The Beekeeper]

well one of them will survive but yea if u do that im think you would be better off just leaving them in the observe hive or just makin a nuc out of it but im not experienced like the rest so u might wanna wait for their opinions on it  :)                  :mrgreen:

[Michael Bush]

What's in the observation hive now?  I think it's a great idea to get the pictures.  Are there other queen cells in the hive?  I'm sure it would all work out.

[MrILoveTheAnts]

Right now nothing. It's a simple two frame observation hive I only use to observe the bees. The entrance is even closed off. I'm wondering if I even have enough room in the thing for the queen cells without damaging them with the glass.

[Michael Bush]

>I'm wondering if I even have enough room in the thing for the queen cells without damaging them with the glass.

Maybe not.  You'd have to try it to see.