Here’s a frame of bees hard at work making a new queen, seen in the peanut shaped cell on the right end of the frame.
When a hive has no queen, they will make adjustments to the feeding and construction of the cell around a young egg, feeding it excess royal jelly causing it to develop into a queen bee. She’ll hatch out and take over the duties of laying 2000-3000 eggs a day.
Hi there! I’ve been a stay at home mom for 11 years and when my husband decided to become a beekeeper I thought, “Yeah right.” It turns out through his passion I found mine. I love making candles and cosmetics. I’d love to hear what you think.
Thanks, Kiley