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Title: From marked queen to unmarked queen?
Post by: stella on September 28, 2012, 11:07:19 am

2 weeks ago I peeked in my hive while refreshing sugar syrup supply and saw the marked queen that I installed in July. Yesterday I did a complete hive check and found a queen but she isnt marked.
I assume this is a new queen.?
If it is a new queen, does it present any issues this late in the season?

Title: Re: From marked queen to unmarked queen?
Post by: mikecva on September 28, 2012, 12:54:35 pm

If she has been mated, no. If she has not mated and you have no drowns around then you may have a big problem. The bees will get rid of a non-producing queen. Keep looking for your marked queen, she may still be in there.  -Mike

Title: Re: From marked queen to unmarked queen?
Post by: BeeMaster2 on September 28, 2012, 02:05:10 pm

The big question is: did you see any eggs or new larvae? If so you probably have a mother daughter hive. Not a bad thing to have.
Jim

Title: Re: From marked queen to unmarked queen?
Post by: buzzbee on September 29, 2012, 11:07:19 am

Did you completely look at everything? No chance the marked queen is still there with a daughter queen? It  does happen.
If you have eggs at all,there is a bred queen.
Like sawdustmakr said,two queens is not a bad thing to have.

Title: Re: From marked queen to unmarked queen?
Post by: Jim134 on September 29, 2012, 11:19:33 am

If both queens are mated ??? ??? the hive will be OK




    BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)

Title: Re: From marked queen to unmarked queen?
Post by: hardwood on September 29, 2012, 12:24:42 pm

They could have cleaned the mark off her too!

Scott