Pollen
PostPosted:01 Jun 2020, 07:40
I've read elsewhere (maybe here?) about the amount of pollen in hives this year. One of mine is rammed with pollen and stores, to such an extent that there is very little room for eggs. In fact this weekend I didn't see any at all (nor any queen cells so I don't think the hive has swarmed). The bees are productive (50lbs so far this year), and have two empty supers on now, so plenty of space So, what do I do; leave then to sort it out (but risk colony shrinking as v few eggs), swap out some frames for foundation (I haven't got any drawn brood frames), or a bailey comb change, or something else (but I don't want to do a shook swarm)? Grateful for your thoughts please. NB the colony next to it is fine, with good brood pattern etc, so seems to be specific to this colony (so in doing one of the above should I also swap out the queen? Thanks.