What happens to the bee colony when the queen bee dies?

      The queen bee is the core of the bee colony. Without the queen bee to lay eggs and reproduce, the bee colony will soon decline and eventually perish. However, in beekeeping production, it is inevitable that the queen bee will die accidentally due to various reasons. Many beekeepers will not know about it. What to do, in fact, as long as it is handled properly, it can be saved. Next, let's take a look at what to do if the queen bee dies!

      The best way for a queen bee to die unexpectedly is to intervene in a new queen bee that starts production. This method has the least impact on the bee colony. Be careful when intervening the new queen bee for the lost queen bee group, so as not to encircle the queen bee. The comparison method is to spray some honey water on both the new queen bee and the bee colony, and then take out the honeycomb of the queen bee colony and shake off the worker bees at the door of the nest At this time, when the worker bees climb into the beehive in a panic, they enter the queen bee, and then observe carefully. When the worker bees start to lick the honey on the queen bee and feed the queen bee, it means that the queen bee is successful.

      When the queen bee dies unexpectedly, a mature Queen cell can be added to the queen bee colony. In the evening, a mature queen bee can be selected from other bee colonies with excellent genetic characteristics and fixed on the spleen of the queen bee colony. The simplest method and it is easier to accept the bee colony than the queen bee. The maturity of the queen bee can be identified by the color. Generally, the darker the color, the better the maturity. After intervening in the queen bee, you should also pay attention to observation to avoid losing the queen bee. The situation of destroying the queen bee, but this kind of queen bee has a certain seasonality, because it is not possible to find a suitable Queen cell at any time.

      When the queen bee dies unexpectedly, if there is no reserve queen bee and no suitable queen bee, first observe whether there are eggs and spleens in the bee colony, and pay attention to the fertilized eggs laid by the original queen bee, because if the queen bee loses for too long, the worker bees will also lay eggs , but the eggs produced by worker bees are unfertilized eggs and very messy. If there are eggs and worm spleens, there is no need to worry. After two days, the worker bees will transform the suitable worker bee larvae into queen towers to cultivate new kings. If there are no eggs and worm spleens, a beekeeper is needed Supplement some from other hives.

      When the queen bee dies unexpectedly, if the colony of the bee colony is small and the bee field has little demand for the number of bee colonies, it can be merged into other colonies with queen bees. Therefore, when merging, find a way to make the smell of the two groups of bees the same. There are many ways to confuse the smell of the bee colony. The most common method is to spray the bee colony with honey water. Spray an appropriate amount of honey water to the two groups of bees respectively, then protect the queen bee in the queen colony with a king cage, and finally put the lost queen colony into the queen colony, and release the queen bee after the colony is stable.

      Summary: When the bee colony accidentally loses its king, don’t panic and operate randomly. In fact, there are many ways to save the bee colony. You can deal with it according to your own conditions. Wang isn't that scary either.