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CJ
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Location: Vermont, USA
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 Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 10:11 pm Post subject: Split questions |
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6 days ago I split my newish hive hoping they would raise a queen in the split. No sign of queen cells, but the hive isn't making that roaring sound of a queenless hive.
How many days till I see queen cells?
What happens to those bees if they don't make a queen? At what point should a take action? |
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trekmate
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Location: UK, North Yorkshire, Bentham
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A queen can be made from a fertilised egg or larva up to three days old. So that's 3.5 days as an egg plus 3 days larva = 6.5 days from queen removal.
http://www.bushfarms.com/beesmath.htm
If they appear queen-right I'd check for eggs. If there are any eggs at all, check the hive where you thought the queen was! She may have moved!!
If there are no eggs, move a comb containing eggs form the other hive and give them another week.
Good luck! |
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CJ
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I think the queen is still in the old hive because they seem find/quiet/still bringing in pollen.
I'll check again in a week, thanks. |
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