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Title: Look at queens wing
Post by: barry42001 on April 29, 2014, 11:06:34 pm

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How would the wing tip get tore up like a 7 week worker

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Title: Re: Look at queens wing
Post by: brooksbeefarm on April 29, 2014, 11:53:10 pm

Looks like a mite on the upper part of the right wing? Jack

Title: Re: Look at queens wing
Post by: jb63 on April 30, 2014, 12:00:07 am

Nice spot Jack.

Title: Re: Look at queens wing
Post by: Jen on April 30, 2014, 01:14:32 am

Yeah, but a mite wouldn't destroy the wings would they?

Title: Re: Look at queens wing
Post by: Perry on April 30, 2014, 06:54:45 am

For what it's worth, that just looks like the joint where the wing attaches, not a mite.
Nice golden bees though, real light coloured.

Title: Re: Look at queens wing
Post by: G3farms on April 30, 2014, 07:06:52 am

I don't see a mite either.

Is this a bought queen? if so could have been a bad clip job.

Title: Re: Look at queens wing
Post by: blueblood on April 30, 2014, 07:33:33 am

Mites are almost as big as the bee's compound eye.  Iv'e not had any queens get rugged like that.  She does looks pretty tired I agree.  But, maybe it won't matter.  I mean, she is going to fly anywhere soon.

Title: Re: Look at queens wing
Post by: Riverrat on April 30, 2014, 08:10:26 am

Looks like her wing got damaged in handling or while in the queen cage. Looks more torn than worn

Title: Re: Look at queens wing
Post by: Lburou on April 30, 2014, 10:47:50 am

I've seen a couple wings like that.  Always figured it was rough sex, but the  damage during transit in a cage sounds plausible too.  ;)

Title: Re: Look at queens wing
Post by: riverbee on April 30, 2014, 10:50:46 am

the right wing looks sorta like a clip job like g said and the left wing damaged  as rat said, not sure barry?

Title: Re: Look at queens wing
Post by: robo on April 30, 2014, 10:53:02 am

What's her history?  It might help with possible reasons for the wing damage.

She looks like a virgin or just introduced queen to me.

Title: Re: Look at queens wing
Post by: barry42001 on April 30, 2014, 11:08:50 am

Not mine, a friend's, she came with the nuc.  No discussion about mated or not.

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Title: Re: Look at queens wing
Post by: robo on April 30, 2014, 11:38:50 am

Quote from: barry42001 on April 30, 2014, 11:08:50 am

Not mine, a friend's, she came with the nuc.  No discussion about mated or not.

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I could come up with a ton of possibilities,  nucs are more of an 'unknown' than packages.

I just helped a student install two nucs from Jester's.   One had a blond Cordovan queen and the other was a dark Carniolan  :-X   

Both where nice nucs with beautiful brood patterns, BTW.