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Queen in the making
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Poster Dee Offline
Posted 05/17/11 08:44 PM
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Saturday Larry and I split our original bee hive because of too many bees. We removed several frames of brood and left the Queen with the original hive. This was Saturday. When a hive is Queenless and there are larve in cells the bees will feed one of the larva with Royal Jelly in which it will grow into a Queen..the cell is larger and looks like a peanut. In 4 days this what what's happening in our new hive. Our new Queen Atha (named after Larry's Grandmother) should hatch on the 29th of May. This is just the coolest thing I've ever been involved in.

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#213095 - 05/25/11 12:43 AM Re: Queen in the making [Re: Dee]
Dee Offline
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Registered: 06/27/05
Posts: 2561
Loc: Alabama
I meant to add that if more than one queen is hatched they will fight to the death...one the surviving queen has killed off her competition she will rest for about a week before taking her maiden flight...and I meant to say ...She will mate with...., instead of We will...LOL. I really must start proof reading...
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#213168 - 05/28/11 07:44 PM Re: Queen in the making [Re: Dee]
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Registered: 06/27/05
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Loc: Alabama
It's official! I'm an official bee keeper...I received my first bee sting today. I didn't heed the warning the guard bees were giving and sure enough they started coming after me...two of them. One got me...feels like a needle sticking you. I brushed the stinger out quickly so I didn't have much reaction...and not alergic, thank goodness. Whew!
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#213169 - 05/29/11 05:15 PM Re: Queen in the making [Re: Dee]
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Registered: 01/21/07
Posts: 3675
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
Hey great, Dee. Keep us posted on your adventures with the honey-makers!

One of the women in the cycling forums that I frequent, also keeps bees on her property to make honey.
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