On August 27th I opened up the hive to see if I had a laying queen. It was a start/split from June 23 whose queen never returned after her mating flight. I gave it a notched frame of brood on July 28. A week later I checked for queen cells and there were two. I have been waiting since then. My patience was rewarded as I found eggs and a new OTS queen. This start will overwinter in a single deep.
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| New post soltice OTS queen! |
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| Another OTS Queen! On The Spot Queen Rearing by Mel Disselkoen. |
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| Goldenrod hanging down near hive entrances. These girls don't have to travel far from their front porch to find some nectar and pollen. |
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| These July splits/starts with new OTS Queens have built up incredibly fast. They have also had to draw out many frames of comb as each split had only 3-4 drawn frames to begin with. |
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Drawing out new comb, so beautiful clean and white. I like using the black foundation as it makes the eggs and larva easier to see.
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