This was an exciting day!
These 3 cells were put into a queenless hive. I made a 3 frame mating nuc up 2 days ago. The bees there are in a panic mode since they do not have a queen. When the queen emerges, they will accept her as their own.
There are still some hurdles that must be overcome for this to be successful.
The virgin queen must go out and successfully mate. The weather is a big factor. It its going to rain, she may not venture out.
She must return. I know that that sounds silly. She must set her bee GPS to know where home is. She must avoid all the bee eating insects and birds.
She must begin to lay. The average time from egg to hatching for a worker bee is 21 days.
I will watch these hives and monitor the progress. It is very important to keep records so you know what to expect in your apiary.
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