I have been having consistant problems with one of my hives. I trapped the queen in the bottom box by placing a queen excluder ontop of the bottom box. She is for sure in the bottom box. I have found her several times.The brood pattern is poor in that hive, and I have finally figured out why. There is a drone layer in the hive. The following pictures are from above the queen excluder.
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| Why is there larvae above the queen excluder?! |
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| New egg top left |
I am trying to decide how to remove this drone layer. I have dealt with drone layers in previous years, but this year I want to try something less dramatic/destructive. Stay tuned...
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