Inspected 2 hives and a nuc today and found no eggs. This was after a neighbor (Linda) stated brood was spotty in her main hive and her nuc had no eggs, though a queen should have hatched and mated by now (same timeline as the main hive). I spotted the queen in her nuc and confirmed no eggs on 7/23/13. Saw a queen in my nuc and no eggs. What do these ladies know? Preparing for a dearth?
8/3/13 UPDATE: Found eggs in all hives except H2 (unknown if H2 has a queen who will resume laying shortly or if they need to raise a new queen). The weather has been unseasonably cool for Late July/Early August with highs in the low to mid 70s and lows in the low 60s. We have had moderate rain and everything is growing like crazy.
8/10/13 UPDATE: All queens laying. The H2 queen was just a bit later than the others to restart. H3 new queen is laying well.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.