It looked like they went back in the hive after a while.
There where 7 super seager cells for the new queen that they built be for we harvested them. After our second week it looked like she stopped laying. I was told one of the new queen's would take over.
I was all so told and read...
Where do you live and what's the weather like? Have you been feeding or anything?
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South louisiana (buras) the temperature was in the 60s and it was the first day that has not been 30 mile per hour wind.
Ok Sunday will be a week with the boxes closed. It has been in the 60s at night at the coldest here in Buras Louisiana. Day time in the 70s the weather is awesome. I go out to the bee's 4 or 5 times a day and sit on the ground and just watch them I don't touch the box. Which is hard for...
Thank u so much. We left one brood box on the top with frames and plastic cell coated with the natural bee's wax that comes with it. I did this in the hopes that they will build new honey,nectar, eggs,and caped brood. I figured then when they are strong and more of them I can go replace...
First thank you so much for the insite. And yes I have made many mistakes, I know now. We put the combs In however they would fit and now I know that that was wrong but I dont know how to fix it. Some are upside down. The caped stuff that is there probably is honey but I thought it could...
The queen superceder cells are spread out on 3 separate combs. All so 70% of the combs are full of nectar, not much pollin. The flowers here have not started to bloom yet.
I opent the hive yesterday to check them and found that thwy where connecting the comb int the frames to the frams. I think thats good.
There was not much brood, or larve . But remember that they have only been out for 5 days.
They also maid 6 superceder cells. I think that eather they are...
Sorry I don't know what OP means? But I kept them locked up for 2 days they are out now. And seem to be doing fine. I have only looked in the top of the box "super" because I don't want to mess with them to much and them leave. When do u think it would be safe to open it all up and see...