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Offline Zweefer

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paraplegic queen
« on: June 03, 2022, 05:39:58 pm »
I was in the hives today and saw my queen in one - she looked a bit odd to be, but I couldn't put my finger on it, then it hit me - she was missing her back two legs.   I still see eggs, larva and capped brood, so she is still laying - my question is will the bees move to supersede her sooner as she is "defective"?
I wish I would have thought to get a photo...  perhaps next week.
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Re: paraplegic queen
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2022, 07:07:28 pm »
I had a queen missing one leg, she was a laying machine that lived into her 3rd year. One of the best layers that I ever had. Have to admit I was surprised that the bees didn't supersede her.
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Re: paraplegic queen
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2022, 08:24:15 am »
Lets her get in and out of the cells quicker.


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Re: paraplegic queen
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2022, 12:43:48 pm »
.30 ... I just invisioned that. I wonder if her eggs will be perfectly centered?
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Re: paraplegic queen
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2022, 07:43:43 am »
I wondered how old she is, was it the result of queens fighting for dominance?

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Re: paraplegic queen
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2022, 11:21:03 am »
Very well could be. My queen with a missing leg had a good limp and kinda dragged her abdomen but that didn't stop her for a minute.
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Re: paraplegic queen
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2022, 06:06:46 pm »
this is last years model...
Keeping of bees is like the direction of sunbeams.
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