Beemaster's International Beekeeping Forum
BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: Nock on April 27, 2021, 02:39:33 pm
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A egg hanging out of a Queen? Saw this Sunday during any inspection. It took probably 15-20 seconds before it just fell out. Anyone got a reason why or seen this before? This little nuc still hasn?t taken off. Been struggling all spring. Wonder if the issue is her.
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I often see this in young queens that are just beginning to lay. I think it is because they have not developed their egg laying skills, but it may be because they are attempting to lay at a high rate.
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I see it in normal hives. It can simply mean you interrupted her. I have had queens that I had just put into a cage be dropping eggs in the cage. A queen in full lay cannot stop abruptly. Seen queens walking along the comb and leaving eggs behind, being too nervous to back into a cell while I had the frame out and watching.
In other words, you should not be concerned about it unless the brood pattern is really poor.
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I saw this once as well. One of my queens was actively laying with her rear end in a cell when I pulled the frame up, and instead of finishing laying, she walked away with the egg still attached.
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That makes sense. Thanks for replies.