Opinions on this frame requested

Discussion in 'General Beekeeping' started by Eddy Honey, May 30, 2011.

  1. May 30, 2011 #1
    Eddy Honey

    Eddy Honey New Member

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    My wife and I both believe we see larvae in this whitish jelly inside these cells. We're used to seeing larvae in clear jelly. When I open the picture in a program that lets me zoom in the curled larvae seem to really stand out.
    Thoughts?
     

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  3. May 30, 2011 #2
    Iddee

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    I don't know what you were looking at before, but all larva I have ever seen was in white jelly. I have never seen larva in clear jelly. The larva in the pic is normal.
     
    Iddee, May 30, 2011
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  5. May 31, 2011 #3
    G3farms

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    looks normal to me also
     
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  6. May 31, 2011 #4
    tecumseh

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    clear bee food (very thin royal jelley) would have me scratchin' my head. perhaps it looked clear because the wax was newish?
     
    tecumseh, May 31, 2011
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  7. May 31, 2011 #5
    PerryBee

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    Looks good to me, nice circular pattern, older, more advanced larvae in the center getting smaller as the queen worked her way out in a circular journey.
    Frame gets 2 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: from me.
     
    PerryBee, May 31, 2011
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  8. May 31, 2011 #6
    milapostol

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    I've also seen similar colors.
     
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  9. May 31, 2011 #7
    afss

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    looks normal to me too
     
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  10. May 31, 2011 #8
    Eddy Honey

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    Ok. Thanks.. This is a new queen that the hive reared on it's own. This is the first sign that she has mated.
     
    Eddy Honey, May 31, 2011
    Eddy Honey, May 31, 2011