I have a colony which decided to supercede mid-August.
A month later we saw a new Queen but no eggs. That was the one and only time we saw her. I haven't seen her since that first sighting and there has been no sign of eggs or brood. Nor has there been any signs of ELWs.
I'd like to put a frame of eggs in from another colony but there aren't really enough eggs to spare.
I had another final look today to look for signs of ELW before combining with a nuc, and the bees certainly didn't behave Qless.
I'm suffering from paralysis-by-analysis. Do I ignore my gut and risk combining or do I leave them to overwinter with what is probably a duff Queen and very few winter bees?
HELP!!!!!!!
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A month later we saw a new Queen but no eggs. That was the one and only time we saw her. I haven't seen her since that first sighting and there has been no sign of eggs or brood. Nor has there been any signs of ELWs.
I'd like to put a frame of eggs in from another colony but there aren't really enough eggs to spare.
I had another final look today to look for signs of ELW before combining with a nuc, and the bees certainly didn't behave Qless.
I'm suffering from paralysis-by-analysis. Do I ignore my gut and risk combining or do I leave them to overwinter with what is probably a duff Queen and very few winter bees?
HELP!!!!!!!
PL via FB