tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712110501673732079.post2182099144080680147..comments2024-03-22T13:57:03.401-05:00Comments on The Peace Bee Farmer: Fall Asters in BloomRichard Underhillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00014016516339819639noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712110501673732079.post-75600626740965367412010-11-04T19:09:22.072-05:002010-11-04T19:09:22.072-05:00Knatolee,
The longer that the queen lays eggs in t...Knatolee,<br />The longer that the queen lays eggs in the fall, the more likely there will be enough workers to start feeding the brood when the queen starts laying eggs again in the spring. These fall workers will have highly-developed glands to produce brood food. The queen may begin some egg laying after the winter solstice of December 21. The brood production is stimulated by pollen being brought into the hive by foragers. Of course, this will occur later for your bees in Canada than for ours in the Southern US.<br />--RichardRichard Underhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00014016516339819639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712110501673732079.post-4913931416680047322010-11-04T11:14:59.943-05:002010-11-04T11:14:59.943-05:00Beautiful photo! Our aster is long gone now. I did...Beautiful photo! Our aster is long gone now. I didn't know that aster pollen into hive = queen laying for spring workers.Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.com