Worldwide Beekeeping
Beekeeping => General Beekeeping => Topic started by: Mikey N.C. on August 10, 2018, 08:00:36 pm
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Why is my queen laying drones this late in the year?
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hmmm, boy that's a tough one. Okay... so like.. how many drone cells are there? Like 5? or 25?
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How many drone cells are you seeing, Mikey? A small patch or large swaths of drone brood?
Last year I had a colony with drones in it in November. November! Yup, they were in queen trouble and they died out.
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This hive has 3 - 10 deeps and a med.super. Q has moved up to 2nd 10 and is laying 5 frames solid, both sides (worker brood capped) bees have filled bottom 10 (8 frames) with. 2/3 pollen, 1/3 nectar. In the 3rd 10 she has 2 frames in the middle 1-about 2/3 capped drone brood, 2 nd about 1/3 capped drone brood. I haven't seen this before especially this late in the year.
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I wonder if it means your in for a short winter?