I saw the queen in the small swarm nuc today. This is not a good picture but there she is right in the center of the picture. She scurried away over the top of the frame and onto the other side when she realized she was exposed.
I also saw the fruits of her labor (see the larvae in the following two pictures). She has been hard at work. I'm leaving this little swarm in the nuc until probably Thursday before the 4th of July. Then I'll move the whole kit and kaboodle into an 8 frame medium.
I have all the parts except for a screened bottom board that I ordered yesterday.
So when it arrives and I paint the new hive, they will move into a new home. For the moment though, I was THRILLED to see her alive and in person (or in bee, as it were)!
OHH GOODY! What a treat to click on your blog (I have bookmarked it and check in often!) and find not 1....not 2.....but 3!!! nice long posts by you! I can't wait to get reading in one of my favourite stories. You and your bees!
ReplyDeleteThanks for being so prolific with your posts!
Warren (from Denmark)