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Offline Mikey N.C.

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Piping Q
« on: May 28, 2017, 08:55:43 am »
Ok, the box i was worried about.  Was going to inspect yesterday afternoon but they started the orientation flying again put my ear to box and heard what sounded like a bird chirp.
This is a nuc installed 4/15
What do i do

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Re: Piping Q
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2017, 09:46:11 am »
It's hard for me to tell whats happening inside the hive by looking at the outside.  I'd do an inspection.  Are they bringing pollen in?   If so, they "probably" have a laying queen in there.  Ted
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Re: Piping Q
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2017, 10:14:50 am »
I'm going into that hive today. Queen was laying this was 5/2

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Re: Piping Q
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2017, 12:23:51 pm »
In my experience I have, to date, only heard queen piping when a new queen is about to emerge from her queen cell, or has emerged from her queen cell and is wandering around.

When I look at that frame full of capped brood, what I'm 'not' seeing is eggs. Eggs would tell me that there has been a queen around for the last 4 days. I'm wondering if she took off laying like a boss and then something happened to her soon after.. or for some reason she was superceded and now you have a new virgin in there.

Now this is my own bee math, math is sketchy with me... sooo...  ;) 8)

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Re: Piping Q
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2017, 02:52:05 pm »
Jen, i think i made a mistake.
Giving new nuc drawn comb to nuc. Should have ck. Boarded top 10. To make bees work instead they plugged top 10,  4 frames were capped brood but with 8 capped long q cells.
But i was to late . if i ever hear piping again i know to get ready.





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