Comments on: Q1 queens are a mystery http://www.littleluceyfarm.com/honeybees/index.php/2014/06/q1-queens-are-a-mystery/ Trying to get a handle on these amazing creatures Sun, 24 Apr 2016 00:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.35 By: todd http://www.littleluceyfarm.com/honeybees/index.php/2014/06/q1-queens-are-a-mystery/#comment-3 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 15:08:34 +0000 http://www.littleluceyfarm.com/honeybees/?p=168#comment-3 Follow up thoughts/questions:

1. Where did the swarm bees in hive 4 go? Probably thought the queen was dead and ventured out to find new homes. Hopefully, they were able to return to hive 2 or were accepted in another hive.
2. Why did this happen? I guess taking the queen out of the swarm hive only 24 to 48 hours after being established was not enough time. In the future I will be sure to give them more time. Maybe a week??

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