So, we got in our queenless hive to see if the queen cell had hatched, and to see if we had evidence that our queen had gone on her mating flight/s, come back successfully, and started to lay eggs. We are SO happy to report that WE HAVE A QUEEN!!! We are so very thankful! This was our 4th queen, and (from what we can deduct), our other 3 did not make it back from their mating flights. We have lots of birds around here that just love to spot a beautiful, juicy queen to gobble up. They are also eaten by wasps, dragonflies, and hornets. It's always sad when you open a hive and know you should be seeing brood, but see a bunch of empty frames, sad bees, and no queen. Although we didn't see this little lady, she is in there working hard. We saw lots of eggs, lots of larvae, and lots of capped brood. I also took a picture of a yummy honey frame. It was a great day!
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