[lmtfi]

What is the significance of finding multiple (up to 3-4) eggs per cell?



Thanks in advance!

 

[Flyman]

Laying Worker or a very young queen that hasn't quite figured it out. Probably a laying worker though.

 

[PerryBee]

If eggs are attached to the sides walls of the cells = laying workers

 

[lmtfi]

If cells are attached to the sides walls of the cells = laying workers

They are all deposited at the proper center of the cell.

The queen is a new purchase - arrived 3 weeks ago and I made up a nuc with her.

 

[PerryBee]

Probably a young queen like Flyman says. I have seen it before with queens that are just starting to lay. Give her a few days and she will probably settle right in.

 

[lmtfi]

Do the nurse bees thin the eggs to one per cell? I guess there is some mechanism since the cell cannot support multiple larvae.

 

[Iddee]

Two points for Perry. He nailed that one.

 

[PerryBee]

Wow, nice photo! :thumbsup:
(just noticed the queen in the photo too)

 

[tecumseh]

very nice photo and the queen in the picture is most definitely new and not a laying worker.

the queen should cease this nonsense fairly quickly. I have always assume (obviously don't know) that the multiple eggs are canabilized by the workers.

 

[Walt B]

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Walt

 

[Bens-Bees]

Good looking frame. She certainly is putting a bunch in per cell.

 

[lmtfi]

Thanks to all for your replies!

 

[G3farms]

WOW!! you got a first class pic there :thumbsup:

New queen laying eggs and multipule eggs in the bottom of cells. That would make a great training pic., sad to say but it
took me a minute see the find her.

 

[Hobie]

Hey! I could see eggs in that photo, and I can never see them when I'm
looking at my own hives. Took me a while to find the queen, though.
Great photo - that's awesome!

Re: lmtfi's question: Does anyone know if the bees thin the eggs down to
one per cell? I'm curious.

 

[Iddee]

I think they remove them all and start over. At least that is what I've read sometime in the years past.

 

[Flyman]

Gread Pic!! I saved it in my bee pic file and I don't save many.