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Thanks Jedwards

Very good information.

So glad to hear you are OK now. But I have to agree, too close a call. If this happens again you should take the Benedryl then head immediately to the hospital - even if you just sit outside until you feel better. The additional time it takes to transport someone in shock can be less than the...

What a nice photo

Thanks Kelly they were one-handed, the other hand was holding the bar - and it was heavy! While there may be a few cells with brood under all those bees it could not be very many, so the fact that there is very few cells occupied combined with the fact that there was a sudden and dramatic...

Took some pictures today - the bees were stuck like glue to the comb with the queen cells, so they were much harder to see today. Because Top Bar comb is suspended without side support you really can't shake it very hard, but I did manage to displace a few bees for a few moments. Overall the...

It seems like wild bees have to resolve this somehow. I am very concerned, however, with being left queenless again like last year. Although last year there were NO queen cells.

Mak1, would you have concerns about leaving so many queen cells?

The queen was released into the hive 2 weeks ago, and probably MIA for around 5 days, along with a good number of her minions (that is around the time I noticed way fewer bees). There is a VERY small amount of capped brood, and the huge number of queen cells. Sunday the weather is supposed to...

They are all over - along the bottom and in the middle on both sides.

When you say get rid of, do you just remove the top? Most are in the center of the comb.

She was released on the 14th. In the last 5 or 6 days I noticed a significant drop in the number of bees around the hive- way fewer than how many I put in a few weeks ago. Thanks, Jacksandjills.

This is the first inspection since she was released - she spent 4 days in the cage, as it appeared the candy plug was either to big or they just did not get at it. She appeared vigorous when she was released. The hive was going great guns at first, but there are noticeably fewer bees - could she...

Well I looked in the hive today, and - no queen. Very few capped cells. But 14 queen cells! Just like the ones in your picture, Kelly. What the heck? Could she have died after laying some eggs? Or is there a worker laying? What now? Everyone looked very industrious, and they have been...

Thanks and glad you are mending

We need to post some pictures to move Kelly's picture along - you look scary, like a post-bar fight mug shot!!

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Ugh, it really would be safer if they put a candy plug in before corking it. So sorry! Hope they can get you a new queen quickly.

Oh what a shame! There was not a candy plug in place?

Bwahahahahaha! Ok sorry OWWWW!