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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John B" data-source="post: 13399" data-attributes="member: 207">In some of the colder harsher parts of Hawke's Bay when we requeened in late March some of the queens would not start laying until the next spring. Most notably this behaviour tended to be seen in strong hives with plenty of bees already to survive the winter and weaker hives would generally try and raise at least some brood.In the area where I live there are a lot of winter flowering gums and strong hives will often have drone brood all winter. I have occasionally seen very early and late mated queens around here.</blockquote>

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