Maidi suspected it was Olea's and her suspicions were confirmed.
I looked in through the window this morning. There were three combs not covered by bees and, more to the point, I saw at least 4 capped queen cells. There must be more away from the window. I tried to photograph through the window. There is a lot of reflection and the focus is inaccurate, but here they are.
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Three uncovered combs at the back of the hive |
So, I had taken an old queen from #3 and put it into Olea's. She has now left and is currently in the bush in Paul's yard and a new queen will emerge in a few days. The queen in #1 is new this year, coming from an egg from the queen in #2. The current queen in #2 is presumably new this year, emerging from one of the previously described supersedure cells. I have inadvertently
re-queened the entire apiary!
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