As I was reaching down to hang a caged queen into a 48 hr old 5 frame nuc the other night, my hand and the cage became covered with bees when it was about an inch above the frames. I took that as a good sign.
Sounds like they were ready for a queen................either to accept or kill................a day or so will tell the story. Are you making a split? G3
The cage was empty today and the bees were docile. I either have me a halfbreed queen or a dead one. Will give her a week and check.
Checked yesterday and had a nice pattern of larva in the two frames I pulled. Put it right back together. Before I went into it, I sat and watched them drag a couple of drones out and kill them.
rast writes: Before I went into it, I sat and watched them drag a couple of drones out and kill them. tecumseh: what is that about rast? It seems a bit early for the girls to be tossing the guys out into the street? sounds like your queen installation went well.
End of summer dearth. Nothing coming in except what I am now feeding them. Fl. is known for micro climates. I am on what is called the "ridge". Unfortunantly for me, a bad area to keep bees. But I do.
I have been through FLA and never did see a "ridge", only humps I saw were those big ol' humped up bridges!! :lol: G3
rast writes: Tecumseh lived in Plant City tecumseh: right in the middle of a strawberry patch. g3 writes: I have been through FLA and never did see a "ridge" tecumseh: if I still recall my florida geograpy the ridge runs from north florida down to around orlando and is an ancient coral reef that is the backbone of florida. iddee writes: But that was over a hundred years ago. I doubt he remembers any of it that long ago..... tecumseh: ha. a lot of times I can't recall where I was yesterday... and sometimes that's a good thing. best to ya' all...
