My Beehive is really struggling since I installed the package 5 weeks ago. Are there any experienced beekeepers on here near Summerfield?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Got the package from Beez Needz. They’ve drawn out almost 4 frames. There is probably 1/3 or less than the original amount of bees. I have a top feeder.Is the hive queenwright? Eggs and larvae and pupae present?how many frames have they drawn out? Where did you get the package from?
Sounds like you may have someone close or where they are foraging spraying pesticides.Got the package from Beez Needz. They’ve drawn out almost 4 frames. There is probably 1/3 or less than the original amount of bees. I have a top feeder.
There are eggs and larvae and packed cells but I have not been able to find since they released her. The numbers in the hive have been steadily shrinking. I read that a queenless hive can sometimes produce offspring but all of the young would be males and contribute nothing to the hive.with a package your always going to see the hive shrink up a bit then grow due to the brake in the brood. but if you dont have any eggs or larvae looks like you might have a dud queen. at 5 weeks id expect some of the bees in the package are at the end of their life cycle.
How often are you refilling the top feeder?
I've got a neighborhood across the highway that they may be hitting and getting some pesticides. I have no immediate neighbors that use it during the day.Sounds like you may have someone close or where they are foraging spraying pesticides.
look and see if you can see eggs. if they are on the bottom of the cell there is a queen. i dont look for any of my queens as long as they are laying eggs i know she is there.There are eggs and larvae and packed cells but I have not been able to find since they released her. The numbers in the hive have been steadily shrinking. I read that a queenless hive can sometimes produce offspring but all of the young would be males and contribute nothing to the hive.
They don't seem to eat much from the top feeder either. They are still drawing out the last of the 4 frames.
I am not sure what I should do.
read that a queenless hive can sometimes produce offspring but all of the young would be males and contribute nothing to the hive.