tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712110501673732079.post5098907166968832319..comments2024-03-22T13:57:03.401-05:00Comments on The Peace Bee Farmer: Queen Mating FlightsRichard Underhillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00014016516339819639noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712110501673732079.post-29584617571506877992013-05-08T08:11:59.011-05:002013-05-08T08:11:59.011-05:00Strong and healthy honey bee colonies swarm and pr...Strong and healthy honey bee colonies swarm and produce new colonies. It looks like you witnessed the queen returning from a mating flight. In about two weeks you should see eggs and pearly white larvae in the hive. This will confirm the success of the colony’s replacement of the parent queen.<br />--RichardRichard Underhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00014016516339819639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712110501673732079.post-32966571506451736612013-05-08T02:51:29.208-05:002013-05-08T02:51:29.208-05:00One of our hives swarmed a few days ago and we are...One of our hives swarmed a few days ago and we are waiting to see if they are raising a new queen. This afternoon I saw a small group of bees at the hive entrance "tending to" something that I could not see. they slowly moved as a group into the hive. Could they have been escorting a mated queen into the hive?Bee-Curioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17817498407342776589noreply@blogger.com