dead attendents

[John Schwartz]

Hi all -- I made first split 3 days back (bees from two hives), adding a queen in a queen cage. Checked just now and the queen is out. Interesting thing is the three attendents (guessing it's them) are dead in there, one of them with a stinger in it's noggin. :)

The hive is quiet, all the bees are still there building brace comb and frame comb. I'm guessing all is well. Any concerns?

Blessings,
John Schwartz

[fermentedhiker]

it's pretty common for the attendants to get killed.  Usually before the queen gets released.

[John Schwartz]

thx for note, fermentedhiker