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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => REQUEENING & RAISING NEW QUEENS => Topic started by: wd on April 22, 2010, 06:45:33 pm

Title: Queen check
Post by: wd on April 22, 2010, 06:45:33 pm
Locating the queen on thought to be queenless starter hive

 - Day1 - Introduced a queen in a cage with a cork plug, she was alive on day three and the same color but smaller. - Day3 - replaced plug with marshmallow. - Day6 - she was no where to be found. Capped queen cells were present, left a few, applied some feed and closed it up. Including the time span between day 3 and day 6 - this check was done 27 to 30 days later.

what yah think?

(http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo352/cv_wildlife/04-vina/th_h4-1.jpg) (http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo352/cv_wildlife/04-vina/h4-1.jpg)

(http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo352/cv_wildlife/04-vina/th_h4-2.jpg) (http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo352/cv_wildlife/04-vina/h4-2.jpg)

(http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo352/cv_wildlife/04-vina/th_h4-3.jpg) (http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo352/cv_wildlife/04-vina/h4-3.jpg)

(http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo352/cv_wildlife/04-vina/th_h4-4.jpg) (http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo352/cv_wildlife/04-vina/h4-4.jpg)

Title: Re: Queen check
Post by: Kathyp on April 22, 2010, 07:30:09 pm
looks like you have lots of brood and all is well.  congrats.
Title: Re: Queen check
Post by: David LaFerney on April 22, 2010, 11:03:31 pm
Nice fat queen seems to have hit the ground running.
Title: Re: Queen check
Post by: wd on April 23, 2010, 06:02:00 pm
yes, I'm happy it worked it out  :)

For those that maybe questioning the location, for now I'm not too worried about it, as it offers some protection. I do have some in direct sun but wind could be a problem there. I'll deal with it either way. this was the best picture I could currently up with.

checking on queen activity
(http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo352/cv_wildlife/th_qch32.jpg) (http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo352/cv_wildlife/qch32.jpg)
Title: Re: Queen check
Post by: mherndon on April 27, 2010, 10:10:49 pm
Nice pics and nice looking queen too.

Mark
Title: Re: Queen check
Post by: Jahjude on May 01, 2010, 06:46:47 pm
Nice pics and nice looking queen too.

Mark


:hissyfit: Nice looking Queen?!?! Wonder if my sight is finally failing now,I been checking thru tha pic for queen with no luck - how'd u spot her,where's she??? :needhelp:
Title: Re: Queen check
Post by: Kathyp on May 01, 2010, 06:52:19 pm
pic #2 just south of center.
Title: Re: Queen check
Post by: Jahjude on May 01, 2010, 07:22:13 pm
:oops: hehe ;) Well she's quite visible there but thot Mark was referring to WD's final post with pic labelled "checking on queen activity"