Hi
I caught a swarm a week ago and placed it in an Ecrotek nuc box whilst I assessed the colony for any disease.
Checked today and I couldn’t locate the queen there were some eggs but very little (and two eggs in some cells).
There are a number of queen cells formed, some appear to be swarm cells, whilst others are in the middle of the frame so supercedure cells.
Should I remove any of these cells? I’m thinking keep the supercedure and remove swarm.
Any advice gratefully received.
Thanks
Martin![6D9D49D6-30FD-4353-A563-4F73EA7B9CA3.jpeg 6D9D49D6-30FD-4353-A563-4F73EA7B9CA3.jpeg](https://nzbees.net/data/attachments/0/789-3641b5baabf7111dfd8eba4f43463019.jpg)
I caught a swarm a week ago and placed it in an Ecrotek nuc box whilst I assessed the colony for any disease.
Checked today and I couldn’t locate the queen there were some eggs but very little (and two eggs in some cells).
There are a number of queen cells formed, some appear to be swarm cells, whilst others are in the middle of the frame so supercedure cells.
Should I remove any of these cells? I’m thinking keep the supercedure and remove swarm.
Any advice gratefully received.
Thanks
Martin
![6D9D49D6-30FD-4353-A563-4F73EA7B9CA3.jpeg 6D9D49D6-30FD-4353-A563-4F73EA7B9CA3.jpeg](https://nzbees.net/data/attachments/0/789-3641b5baabf7111dfd8eba4f43463019.jpg)