I was surprised to see that Queen Makeda was in the hive and everything was as it should be. Even through the bungling of the beekeeper, she reigns in her kingdom.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Queen Makeda Accepted!
August 9th, 2009 - Inspected 4th hive to check status of the queen. I had gone through the laborious process of eliminating the laying worker(s). Installed the 4th queen on July 23rd and inspected the hive July 30th. After a week the queen was still in her cage and hadn't made a dent in the candy. I released the queen in the hive and the bees began to ball her so I picked her up and tried to put her back in the cage, however, she flew off. Ack. Thirty minutes later we had a torrential downpour. I thought that was the end of the queen and the hive.
I was surprised to see that Queen Makeda was in the hive and everything was as it should be. Even through the bungling of the beekeeper, she reigns in her kingdom.
I was surprised to see that Queen Makeda was in the hive and everything was as it should be. Even through the bungling of the beekeeper, she reigns in her kingdom.
