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Offline Jen

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Re: Hive inspection #2 Surprising Lack Of Stored Nectar
« Reply #20 on: June 20, 2014, 11:40:37 pm »
Cpn- I've also called them my implants  :D
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Re: Hive inspection #2 Surprising Lack Of Stored Nectar
« Reply #21 on: June 21, 2014, 12:05:12 am »
Jen,

So is half of Texas. I am reducing my hives by selling them off so I can spend less on sugar this year. Was almost done. Got down to 1. Then a queen came back, and today brought home 2 starving cutouts with almost no stores.

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Re: Hive inspection #2 Surprising Lack Of Stored Nectar
« Reply #22 on: June 21, 2014, 12:11:47 am »
Hey Gypsi  :)  I've read on your posts before about 'the queen coming back' I'm not sure what you mean by that?
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Re: Hive inspection #2 Surprising Lack Of Stored Nectar
« Reply #23 on: June 21, 2014, 08:52:38 am »
Old queen swarmed off in one hive with half the bees. Newly purchased queen appeared to have died after laying 4 or 5 queen cells and a frame of brood in the other.

A virgin took off from each to mate (opened queen cup) before June 3rd. I tore the hives down last weekend as no queen. Assuming the queen that appeared is now mated, and she's back. Still waiting on her brood frames
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