Beehive Update: Do We Have A Queen?!

Update to my hive that superseded it's queen. Do we have a queen and is she laying? Stay tuned to find out!
Original Video showing the queens mating flight:
• Did my beehive swarm o...
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[@michelleharrington9821]

She's shy!
She's also a really pretty, coppery color.

[@Smokeybeesnatural]

Definitely shy, Definitely pretty 😍

[@beyondthecampfire]

Fascinating. I was pumped when I saw the queen! I'm glad they're doing well. I like the chicken cameo too, haha.

[@Smokeybeesnatural]

I still get excited every time I see the queen! And yes, I loved the cameo too 😆

[@BluegrassBackcountry]

You really should make more videos like this! Very informative and unique. I don’t think I could locate a queen in real time, they all blend together to me!

[@Smokeybeesnatural]

Thanks brother! There are times I never see the queen. I just look for eggs and brood pattern, then I know she's there and okay

[@NorwayHikesTrails]

Nice video. Wishing you a wonderful day 👍

[@Smokeybeesnatural]

Thank you my friend!

[@virtualstockholm]

Very cool and fascinating! Thanks for sharing 🌸

[@Smokeybeesnatural]

Thank you for watching!

[@danalynnmiller8080]

So love your honey Nick!!! Keep it coming. You are awesome at this❤

[@Smokeybeesnatural]

Thank you 😊 I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@geophysx01]

...incredibly interesting and complex biology...

[@Smokeybeesnatural]

Very true! Thank you for watching!

[@odysseyusa]

Cool stuff!

[@Smokeybeesnatural]

It's all fun and games, unless they're not in a good mood 🤣

[@BackpackingWithJason]

Best honey In Kentucky. God save the Queen 😁😁

[@Smokeybeesnatural]

😍😍😍

[@LadyYoop]

Does the Queen always stay in the hive? Or does she fly free too?? And the "starter" hive..is that yours as well? Way cool....

[@Smokeybeesnatural]

Yes, once the queen mates, she stays inside... unless the hive swarms. Generally, in a swarm, the old queen leaves with half the hive to find a new home. The new queen will stay. The starter hives were splits from my other hives. A split is where a beekeeper reduces swarm activity by "splitting" the hive into multiple hives, while making uses of natural swarm cells (new queens developing), or introduces queen cells (produced elsewhere... breeder or other hive) and uses excess population and to start another.

[@LadyYoop]

@@Smokeybeesnatural How many hives do you have?

[@Smokeybeesnatural]

@LadyYoop currently 11. I lost several last Christmas during the artic freeze. Mostly my fault. I over fed them during a warm Fall. Changing my strategy this year, so I won't lose as many and grow more next year.