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  • From: "Starks, Walter" <Walter.Starks AT facilities.unc.edu>
  • To: Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: Orange County Beekeepers Association <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Queen but no brood
  • Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 00:26:51 +0000

Thanks Randall
I'm sure you're right about lack of a good mating. I really wouldn't plan on
pinching her right away. Just trying to plan ahead. There is quite a lot of
pollen. I've been feeding Global Patties. Not sure what the original stock
is? She's VSH. I bought the Nuc last summer from 7 Stands.

______

Walter




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> On Feb 22, 2015, at 7:20 PM, Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com> wrote:
>
> If you pinch her now, what will you replace her with? It is too early in
> our area to rely on the bees making a well-mated queen.
>
> Was there lots of pollen in the hive? No brood may not be the queen's fault
> -- if there is no protein, the bees will cannibalize the eggs and brood.
>
> I have had late-start queens that boomed once spring genuinely begins.
> Carniolans and Russians are known for this trait. If she were mine, I would
> give her a bit more time.
>
> Randall
>
>
>
>> On 2/22/2015 7:03 PM, Starks, Walter wrote:
>> Two of my hives have started building up for the spring, but I have one
>> that has no brood at all. I originally thought it was queenless but I
>> spotted the queen today. Is it normal for queens to stop laying completely
>> in the winter or has this one failed and I need to pinch her?
>>
>> ______
>>
>> Walter
>>
>>
>>
>>
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