As mentioned on another post, I re-queened a colony today because it is not building well and not collecting much.
I have kept the queen in a mini nuc 'just in case' but I'm coming to the conclusion that a fantastic brood pattern isn't always an indication of a good queen, the hive I removed her from had 3 full 14x12 frames of capped brood from edge to edge with barely an empty cell and another 2 frames of open brood and eggs also totally covered.
Any one else noticed this?
I have kept the queen in a mini nuc 'just in case' but I'm coming to the conclusion that a fantastic brood pattern isn't always an indication of a good queen, the hive I removed her from had 3 full 14x12 frames of capped brood from edge to edge with barely an empty cell and another 2 frames of open brood and eggs also totally covered.
Any one else noticed this?