tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post3731950271434416250..comments2024-02-23T05:26:35.037-05:00Comments on Linda's Bees: Definitely Two Queens in ProteusUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-36085926814827049182007-06-14T23:44:00.000-04:002007-06-14T23:44:00.000-04:00Good luck with splitting your hives. I can see wha...Good luck with splitting your hives. I can see what you mean about the skimpy brood. Could the presence of two queens cause that? Perhaps the new queen hasn't gotten into full gear yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-71500587195332597242007-06-14T21:28:00.000-04:002007-06-14T21:28:00.000-04:00Mike, I posted about that Varroa mite in the post ...Mike, I posted about that Varroa mite in the post just before this one:<BR/>http://beekeeperlinda.blogspot.com/2007/06/bee-with-varroa-mite.html<BR/><BR/>Mark, I am going to split the hives. First I wanted to post on Beemaster and have people look at the pictures because I was worried about the skimpy looking brood in the upper hive. Michael Bush looked at it and said it looked fine to him, so this weekend, I'm splitting the hive into Proteus A and Proteus BeeLinda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089537760868691562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-48555873277773350572007-06-14T17:29:00.000-04:002007-06-14T17:29:00.000-04:00In the third picture, the upper left-most bee also...In the third picture, the upper left-most bee also has a mite on her. Its a bit out of focus, but it looks like its there. What kind of camera do you use? The pictures (and the rest of your website) are fantastic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-86205327605106431052007-06-14T14:06:00.000-04:002007-06-14T14:06:00.000-04:00Why don't you want to divide the hives and have a ...Why don't you want to divide the hives and have a new colony? Is it a space concern?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-76616650461458073972007-06-14T04:29:00.000-04:002007-06-14T04:29:00.000-04:00You can just leave it like this so as both queens ...You can just leave it like this so as both queens laying eggs or you can move the excluder and let them decide who is gonna live. If you put the excluder to collect honey at the supers you can move the queen with 1-2 frames in a new small hive or you can just throw her out!!BeeHappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12359045871099657998noreply@blogger.com