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Smorning
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Location: Faversham Kent UK
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 Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:09 pm Post subject: Interesting |
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| I have a hive that has lost its queen I am sure, plus it was robbed. Fed a few weeks ago looked today good stores plus two queen cells. Drones in development plus drones being left to enter the hive. I think this hive is at at best a vulnerable at this stage in the season my thought is leave to see what happens maybe queen will mate but it's sure late, what's your view ? |
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zaunreiter
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Joined: 26 Nov 2007
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Location: Germany, NorthWest
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| I would break up that hive and not wait until all bees are drone layers and spread diseases. Too late in the season to get the hive up and running again. |
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prakel
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Location: Dorset, UK
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| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 6:50 am Post subject: Re: Interesting |
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| Smorning wrote: | | I have a hive that has lost its queen I am sure, plus it was robbed. Fed a few weeks ago looked today good stores plus two queen cells. Drones in development plus drones being left to enter the hive |
Quite possibly drone occupants in the queen cells too unless the queen loss has been relatively recent. |
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rmcpb
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Location: Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
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This is another example of why keeping a couple of nucs on hand is a good idea.
Cheers
Rob. |
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