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- From: Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com>
- To: MarilynMark Clark <wazazi.wa.binti AT gmail.com>
- Cc: Orange County Beekeepers <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [ocba] Reading my hive, conflicting signals.
- Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:05:24 -0400
Mark,
Your situation sounds like a classic case of what you'll see after a hive has swarmed. There will be several weeks where there is no obvious evidence of a queen, unless you are lucky enough to see the virgin (which isn't always easy). I definitely recommend a wait-and-see attitude for now. If you are anxious about it, take a frame with eggs and very young larvae from your other hive and put it in the suspect one. If it is truly queenless, the bees will build queen cells on the donor frame, not only letting you know what the status is but also solving their own problem. If you have Russians, they are known for shutting down laying when the honey flow stops. This is a useful very trait since it conserves stores. So not seeing eggs and larva may not be a problem at all in that case. FYI, the fanning at the entrance doesn't mean anything noteworthy for your situation. They'll fan to spread Nasonov pheromone, sending out a "here's home" beacon to foragers. They'll fan in mass to create air flow to cool the hive. Randall Austin On 6/15/2013 5:14 PM, MarilynMark Clark wrote: CAMaQ7+CdNc6Y7TjTeQG6NquQhn6TngH6DXt1rgwKwWzsOUC1og AT mail.gmail.com" type="cite"> |
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[ocba] Reading my hive, conflicting signals.,
MarilynMark Clark, 06/15/2013
- Re: [ocba] Reading my hive, conflicting signals., Randall Austin, 06/15/2013
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