I,M ABOUT TO VISIT A COUPLE OF COLONIES WHERE WE MAY HAVE CAUSED THE BEES TO MAKE QUEEN CELLS BY STICKING A QUEEN EXCLUDER BETWEEN A FULL AND A SHALLOW BROOD BOX. Sorry about the caps, didn~t notice the lock was on.
I was originally just going to clear away any queen cells in the top box if the queen below is in full swing as she was last time we checked. However, I~m considering maybe taking a chance on getting a couple of queens out if possible. The queen cells will have eggs laid a week ago in them, should the cells exist.
What chance do you reckon there might be of getting virgins mated at this time of year in West Yorkshire? We have drones in our hives and it is currently a balmy 15.7°C.
I was originally just going to clear away any queen cells in the top box if the queen below is in full swing as she was last time we checked. However, I~m considering maybe taking a chance on getting a couple of queens out if possible. The queen cells will have eggs laid a week ago in them, should the cells exist.
What chance do you reckon there might be of getting virgins mated at this time of year in West Yorkshire? We have drones in our hives and it is currently a balmy 15.7°C.