Good luck with your newly arrived hives!
Remember you can ask questions here and we will be happy to assist the ladies in your education.
To all the new beekeepers
Queen?
Thanks for your help--I purchased bees 10 days ago and cannot see eggs, although the bees don't seem particularly unhappy. We tried to locate the queen today--but couldn't. We see signs of strong of nectar/pollen storage. I think we need a new queen. Any recommendations?
thank you Rob!
To all new beekeepers---we have a great group of mentors out there. Rob Jacobs, our GCBA president, visited us at the crack of dawn today and looked through our hive to try and solve a mystery as to whether or not the queen was alive.
Rob found the queen--and made some suggestions as to what to do next. She hasn't laid many eggs at all in the last ten days--but at least now we know that she is there! Thanks Rob!
Rob found the queen--and made some suggestions as to what to do next. She hasn't laid many eggs at all in the last ten days--but at least now we know that she is there! Thanks Rob!