tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637106756798831463.post8210244505308691611..comments2023-12-24T23:45:43.679-05:00Comments on The Bee Journal: A Queenless Hive in SpringBee Magic Chronicles for Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06818365668819339658noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637106756798831463.post-69910186317877782252013-06-20T14:35:57.900-04:002013-06-20T14:35:57.900-04:00I did notice, as you said, that they got organized...I did notice, as you said, that they got organized almost immediately. Their patterns seemed more aimless before. Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02053356641508292104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637106756798831463.post-77622787143761165312013-06-20T08:48:58.234-04:002013-06-20T08:48:58.234-04:00That's great news Jen. Many of my hives right...That's great news Jen. Many of my hives right now are in the process of requeening so there's no eggs until the virgin queens finish mating. It's still a good idea that you kept the brood pheromone going during that gap in time :) Thanks for the follow-up.Bee Magic Chronicles for Kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818365668819339658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637106756798831463.post-13664799764855911232013-06-19T17:48:50.565-04:002013-06-19T17:48:50.565-04:00They have a queen now aparently- multiple frames w...They have a queen now aparently- multiple frames with capped brood. So they are up and running again! They must have already had a queen who wasn't yet laying, since that was only 8 days ago. Either way is good news.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02053356641508292104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637106756798831463.post-81052395410768433602013-06-12T10:26:18.688-04:002013-06-12T10:26:18.688-04:00Jen, that's great. Also be sure to find a fra...Jen, that's great. Also be sure to find a frame of eggs so they can make a queen AND you want open "wet" brood - uncapped brood. It's those uncapped larvae that put out the feed me pheromone that keeps the workers motivated and stops a worker from becoming a layer. The bees can make a queen from a larvae thats 1 to 4 days old (younger is better so that's why eggs are best).Bee Magic Chronicles for Kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818365668819339658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637106756798831463.post-14562720005347370302013-06-11T19:18:09.281-04:002013-06-11T19:18:09.281-04:00Will do. I successfully moved a frame full of cap...Will do. I successfully moved a frame full of capped brood today, carefully scanning to make sure the queen was not on it. Sometime next week, I'll check on them. I have a hunch it will work, because the queenless hive still had a good number of bees. The good hive is so strong, it will never miss that frame.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02053356641508292104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637106756798831463.post-21505947631188513492013-06-10T22:58:08.918-04:002013-06-10T22:58:08.918-04:00Jen: This works really well. I'm glad I coul...Jen: This works really well. I'm glad I could help. Don't forget to come back and let us know how it works out.Bee Magic Chronicles for Kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818365668819339658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637106756798831463.post-40661400073622012312013-06-10T18:34:40.044-04:002013-06-10T18:34:40.044-04:00Thank you for this idea! I have 2 hives: one str...Thank you for this idea! I have 2 hives: one strong, one queenless (had one before, but now no capped brood or sign of eggs). This is what I will try.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02053356641508292104noreply@blogger.com