BTW, it's Day 21 and, estimating that the queen was able to start laying eggs on Day 3, new bees should be emerging any day now. Worker bees are eggs for 3 days, larvae for 6, and pupae for 12. The cell they are in is "capped" during the pupal stage, and the bee has to chew the wax cap off to emerge. I'm really hoping to see capped brood on our next inspection.
Welcome to our backyard and our venture into beekeeping with Top Bar Hives in Colorado. Currently blogging from Coastal Virginia, we hope this site is helpful to you in your very own TBH adventure. — HB
June 18, 2008
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BTW, it's Day 21 and, estimating that the queen was able to start laying eggs on Day 3, new bees should be emerging any day now. Worker bees are eggs for 3 days, larvae for 6, and pupae for 12. The cell they are in is "capped" during the pupal stage, and the bee has to chew the wax cap off to emerge. I'm really hoping to see capped brood on our next inspection.
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