Any beekeepers on here?

[AlistarWills]

I have questions.

 

[CoolBreeze]

This is the best resource I know of locally:

https://www.foxhoundbeecompany.com/

 

[AlistarWills]

This is the best resource I know of locally:

https://www.foxhoundbeecompany.com/

They aren’t going to help. I personally know 3 beekeepers. They can’t figure out what we have going.
We have a queen less hive. Noticed the queen was gone in August. There’s no signs of a queen, like brood. There’s no larvae. But while the hive has shrank, they are still alive. We were told they would all be dead within a matter of weeks.

 

[TitleWave]

I have questions.

There's always a state apiarist for consult. Usually within your state's agricultural industries section. Depending on where you live, you may get an onsite visit and inspection by the state apiarist. Most ag states also have a beekeepers association which may be stating the obvious, but these groups consist of hobbyists like yourself as well as the big pollination movers - literally moving their hundreds of hives throughout a state, sometimes throughout a region, or the coastal states from Maine to Fla. - they see a lot and know a lot and, as you're aware, are working through a lot that honeybees are up against environmentally. Good luck.

 

[N.al-tider]

I am not currently a bee keeper but we had several hives when I was growing up. For your queen-less hive, I do remember that queens could be purchased and they would be shipped to you in a small "cage" that you simply place inside of the hive. The hive would start eating the wax plug to get to her. By the time they get the plug removed, they normally have accepted her as their queen. Worth a shot maybe...

 

[AlistarWills]

I am not currently a bee keeper but we had several hives when I was growing up. For your queen-less hive, I do remember that queens could be purchased and they would be shipped to you in a small "cage" that you simply place inside of the hive. The hive would start eating the wax plug to get to her. By the time they get the plug removed, they normally have accepted her as their queen. Worth a shot maybe...

We are probably going to do that once it warms up and queens are available. I’m curious as to how these bees are alive. They are way beyond the normal life cycle of a honeybee.

 

[AlistarWills]

After 7 months with no queen and surviving 6° temps, I just found the hive died in the last few days.