My package hive Queen is still there - but today I noticed that she wanders around pretty aimlessly. I didn't see her lay any eggs and I also noticed that the workers that are supposed to be surrounding her and taking care of here were not doing that with any regularity. So I have a Queen, but is she going to do her part to keep this hive from taking a nose dive this winter. She needs to figure it out...or maybe I need to do something differently??
I ended up putting on a second super with frames and foundation and I also put two baggies of simple syrup on top. I have decided to send my mentor an email to make sure I'm doing the right things.
The nuc colony is doing alright, but I didn't see their Queen. I also noticed a distinct lack of larvae, both capped and uncapped. This turn of events alarms me because recently I had whole frames of capped larvae. Instead of feeling confident about this hive I am finding that now IT is the source of my concern. Some little bugger decided to sting my upper thigh today, it really didn't hurt - cross your fingers that it doesn't swell up! On a positive note, I did see a lot of capped honey.
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