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[Lewis Cauble <lewis AT hivebody.com>]

I agree!  Everything I see appears to be drone.

I would add that the brood nests in the over-wintered colonies I have looked 
at
recently have been a bit cramped.  Now is a good time to move some empty drawn
comb from the outside edges of the box (or above) in to the center of the 
brood
nest to give the queen more room to lay.  This is also a good opportunity to
take a closer look for any swarm preparations.

Lewis

n April 1, 2015 at 9:39 AM Inge Kautzmann <ibk AT imageray.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> These appear to be drone cells. Increased drone production this time of year
> is to be expected.
> 
> From:  PCBA <person_county_beekeepers_association AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Reply-To:  Renee Boone <reneeboone AT aol.com>
> Date:  Wednesday, April 1, 2015 8:32 AM
> To:  PCBA <person_county_beekeepers_association AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject:  [PCBA] drones or queens?
> 
> If anyone can give some advise.
> 
> Sunday we opened a hive and between the brood box and super are these cells
> (pics attached) are they drones or queen?. We really want to avoid a swarm
> and do a split before anything happens.  Any ideas?
> 
>  Thank you I'd appreciate any help.
> 
> Renee Boone
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