So, Susan did an inspection for me on Sunday afternoon to see if the bees took to the frame of eggs, Did they ever! She reported about 15 queen cells on the frame so they were clearly in need of a queen. She did remove some.
So that means in 16 days, starting from 2 June, we should have a new Queen. There will be a "Queen Smack-Down", or fight to the death to see who the reining monarch will be. It sounds a bit like Highlander - "There can be only one" - well, then again, perhaps not.
Still, on or abouts 18 to 20 June the queens will hatch. Give it 10 days for the winner to mature and mate and (fingers crossed) return to the hive and she should be laying in early July. I will wait until then, at least, in order to see if we have a winner...
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