Latest picture of the home yard: like five minutes ago.
As you can see, I got the 8-frame hive in today. And the double wide is a double double.
But back to the double queen hive:
I guess I missed a queen cell when I was in the hive a few days back. They seem intent on superseding this queen for a third time. The first one I took and put in a hive that was queenless last year. The second one is now in a hive of her own. I think I'm pushing my luck if I don't let this one be. Plus it's obvious the old queen is not a high performer by herself. In fact, due to the timing, this new virgin may actually be her granddaughter. She's certainly different colored, more like the locals than the original or her daughter.
It may be an interesting trait of this hive though that the old queen is not disposed of even when it's obvious that she's not pulling her weight and I wonder why that is. I wonder if her daughter or granddaughter will keep it. I don't think the old queen is laying many eggs at all though she's not yet a drone layer. Tell me what you think.
But back to the double queen hive:
It may be an interesting trait of this hive though that the old queen is not disposed of even when it's obvious that she's not pulling her weight and I wonder why that is. I wonder if her daughter or granddaughter will keep it. I don't think the old queen is laying many eggs at all though she's not yet a drone layer. Tell me what you think.
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