{"id":1028,"date":"2020-05-25T08:29:42","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T08:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2020-05-25T08:38:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T08:38:39","slug":"a-case-of-spotting-the-unmarked-queen-and-learning-to-read-a-frame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/a-case-of-spotting-the-unmarked-queen-and-learning-to-read-a-frame\/","title":{"rendered":"spotting the unmarked queen and learning to read a frame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1089 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2112-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"image showing a frame full of bees \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2112-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2112-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2112-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2112-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2112-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/transferring-bees-from-nucs-to-hives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">transfer from nuc to hive<\/a>, I&#8217;d only seen the pink queen. She was marked but the brown queen wasn&#8217;t and there was no sign of her. The standard advice is not to worry. So long as there&#8217;s eggs, you know she\u2019s there, but the art and craft of egg-spotting can be another challenge. Like many newbie beekeepers, I wanted visible reassurance of the queen&#8217;s presence so called on Patrick for help to find and green-dot the white queen so she matched her sister.<\/p>\n<p>Typically, she appeared straight away!<\/p>\n<p>How could I have missed her?<\/p>\n<p>Brown queen was much longer, a different colour and walked with a unique style. Other bees scurried about while she roamed more directly across the cells like a girl with a mission. She still got marked though.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1016 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/queen-cropped.png\" alt=\"image showing the queen marked with a green dot\" width=\"453\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/queen-cropped.png 559w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/queen-cropped-300x259.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With both queens wearing green, it was time for a lesson in egg spotting.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m short-sighted and need to get up close but the veil gets in the way and bee eggs are so incredibly small. Holding up the frame with the sun behind me helped a bit and I&#8217;m going to order a magnifying glass with a built-in light.<\/p>\n<p>For now, the answer seems to be photos which can be magnified afterwards. They also let you revisit the inspection and spot things you might have missed.\u00a0 Nothing is as stunning as a cluster of multicoloured bees with the sun shining on them, and a photo fixes the moment beautifully.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1032 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/bee-colours-cropped-1024x495.png\" alt=\"image showing cluster of bees on a frame in the sunshine\" width=\"800\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/bee-colours-cropped-1024x495.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/bee-colours-cropped-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/bee-colours-cropped-768x371.png 768w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/bee-colours-cropped-1536x743.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/bee-colours-cropped.png 1541w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The best part of queen hunting is seeing the bees at work. In the beginning, when the language was new to me, I hadn\u2019t really understood phrases like &#8216;wax foundation&#8217; and &#8216;drawn comb&#8217;.\u00a0 I imagined wax being sold in a tub and the idea of &#8216;drawing-out&#8217; comb defeated me. When you&#8217;re first starting out you get nervous about asking too many questions, but seeing the bees making their cells on a frame I\u2019d built for them, suddenly made it all clear. This is the magic of beekeeping and a real privilege to witness.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1037 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1869-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"image showing bees building comb on wax foundation\" width=\"637\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1869-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1869-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1869-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1869-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1869-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The information on a frame can appear random. There&#8217;s pollen, nectar, eggs and different larvae all mixed up together. Again, taking photos helps. Although it&#8217;s a bit overwhelming at the time, I can study them afterwards.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1034 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1865-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"image showing capped brood and cells containing different coloured pollen \" width=\"635\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1865-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1865-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1865-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1865-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1865-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Transferring the bees from nucs to the hives, I wasn&#8217;t sure where to stand or how to position the frames. Patrick suggested using the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dave-cushman.net\/bee\/cwww.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">warm way<\/a> where frames are parallel to the entrance, as well as positioning the boxes so I could inspect from behind, rather than the side or front. Like everything with beekeeping, there are multiple ways to work and inspection techniques will come down to personal preference. Developing an approach which is right for you and your bees is a big part of the learning curve in first few weeks of caring for them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1039 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1875-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"image showing dummy board being used as a cover for an open brood box\" width=\"635\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1875-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1875-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1875-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1875-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1875-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another useful suggestion was laying a dummy board over the frames to act as a cover and reduce the amount of bees flying up from the open box. These bees are really calm and they carry on regardless, but it also helps keep in the warmth at a time when the brood nest is being exposed.<\/p>\n<p>So far the bees don\u2019t seem to mind me being there, but I\u2019ve been reading accounts of bad temper and aggression in the online forums. This is a concern because my bees are in public space on an allotment. So far, everyone has been really supportive. Fellow plotters have come to watch and take photos, but it could only take one bad experience to spoil it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1041 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1859-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"image showing a frame of bees\" width=\"635\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1859-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1859-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1859-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1859-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1859-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love these bees and want this to work. It&#8217;s a great opportunity to share my fledgling knowledge with other allotmenteers, but having responsibility for the health and welfare of the colonies feels like a big commitment.\u00a0 The learning curve is huge. It makes so much difference to have a more experienced mentor to point out the obvious, and answer my endless questions, but I don&#8217;t like to keep asking. I have to learn a DIY approach, think on my feet and make my own judgement calls.<\/p>\n<p>The next post will be about my first solo inspection in a week\u2019s time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1043 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG-2045-751x1024.jpg\" alt=\"image showing a bee laden with orange pollen \" width=\"634\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG-2045-751x1024.jpg 751w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG-2045-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG-2045-768x1047.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG-2045-1127x1536.jpg 1127w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG-2045-1502x2048.jpg 1502w, https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG-2045.jpg 1696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the transfer from nuc to hive, I&#8217;d only seen the pink queen. 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