05/20/2024
What's the Buzz!: Queenright ๐โ
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What does this mean?: Simply put it means that the hive has a queen!โ
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Don't all hives have queens?: Well, they should! But it is our job as beekeepers to make sure she is still there and laying eggs. โ
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Why would a hive be without a queen?: She may have passed, gone with her swarm, or may not have made it back home from her mating flight.โ
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What you see in the first two pictures is called "capped brood". (Refer to stages 3 and 4 in the third photo). When confirming that a hive is Queenright, we must look for stages 2-4 of the larva lifecycle. This tells us that the Queen is still hard at work laying eggs. โ
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Fun Fact: Queen Bees lay up to 2,000 eggs per day!โ
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