ON JUNE SECOND A MADE A NUC AND PUT AS STATED ON FORUM A FRAME OF BROOD W/ EGGS, 1 POLLEN, 1 HONEY, 1 WITH CAPPED BROOD AND 2 FRAMES WITH FOUNDATION ONLY. ONE WEEK LATER I GO BACK & LOOK AND ALL BROOD IS GONE AND NO QUEEN CELLS STARTED. I HAD POSTED EARLY THAT I HAD SEEN BEES REMOVING PUPAE BUT DIDN'T CHECK IT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING 3 DAYS LATER. I SAID TO MY SELF, WELL THEN I WILL GET ANOTHER FRAME OF BROOD W/EGGS AND PUT BACK INTO NUC HIVE. RIGHT? GUESS WHAT. I OPENED EVERY HIVE (4 MORE & ALL I HAVE) AND NO BROOD IN ANY OF THEM. I SAW NO QUEENS AND NO BROOD. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ALL MY QUEENS? I SAW SOME NEW DRAWN COMB BEGGINING TO START. I WILL CHECK AGAIN THIS THURSDAY TO SEE IF ANY SIGN OF QUEEN ACTIVITY. PLEASE SEE SOME QUESTIONS BELOW AND ADVISE WHAT TO I NEED TO DO IN THIS SITUATION. OUT OF 4 HIVES (3 DEEPS) AND ONE NUC I AM STALE MATED.
DO WORKERS STILL DRAW COMB IF NO QUEEN?
DO THEY STILL GATHER HONEY & POLLEN WITH NO QUEEN?
DO QUEENS STOP LAYING DURING THE SUMMER THEN START BACK?
WHY HAS THE NUC NOT STARTED BUILDING QUEENS CELLS?
DO I NEED TO REQUEEN (LIKE I HAVE BOUGHT 15 IN LAST 2 YEARS BUT DON'T GET MUCH MILEAGE OUT OF THEM BEFORE THEY ARE GONE OR REPLACED)
ANY SUGGESTIONS, PLEASE.
COLVIN