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Beekeeping => General Beekeeping => Topic started by: Lastfling on May 19, 2019, 04:44:29 pm

Title: Poor queen or laying worker?
Post by: Lastfling on May 19, 2019, 04:44:29 pm
Tow Nucs I made up earlier this spring.  One is going gang busters the other not so.  Initially I suspected laying worker but now not so sure that it’s not either a new queen getting her act together or one that is just laying poor.  The good mic does have a frame
with an uncapped queen cell with larvae.  I initially started to move it over then decided that I probably
should wait til it’s capped.  Any suggestions as to how I should proceed?  I’m worlds worst at seems at spotting queens in either Nuc

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Title: Re: Poor queen or laying worker?
Post by: iddee on May 19, 2019, 05:37:17 pm
Poor queen. Find her, squish her. Laying workers don't have capped workers. New queens getting started get it right before they start capping.
Title: Re: Poor queen or laying worker?
Post by: Lastfling on May 19, 2019, 06:11:57 pm
Thanks ID, my next endeavor - trying to find the queen lol.  I’ve looked when taking the pics and didn’t see her, but will get back in there tomorrow.  Should I consider letting them re-queen or moving the frame with queen cell over from the other nuc once it’s capped? 


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Title: Re: Poor queen or laying worker?
Post by: iddee on May 19, 2019, 07:06:33 pm
Both, then IF you buy another queen the old one should come to her cage within a few minutes of installing her if you haven't found her by then.
Title: Re: Poor queen or laying worker?
Post by: neillsayers on May 19, 2019, 09:09:06 pm
Quote from: iddee on May 19, 2019, 07:06:33 pm
Both, then IF you buy another queen the old one should come to her cage within a few minutes of installing her if you haven't found her by then.

That is a really cool and sneaky trick, Iddee! Thanks.  :)