On May 4th we checked the bees for queen acceptance and eggs! First we opened up "Beeatrice" and unfortunately didn't find any sign of the queen laying...no eggs, no larvae, and after much searching, no queen.
We opened up Penelobee's hive and saw a frame with some eggs, larvae and capped brood! Woohoo! We also spotted the queen herself.
We refilled the sugar syrup pails, gave each one 1/2 of a pollen patty, and closed them up. Dad drove all the way to Cottage Grove to pick up a new queen, and back again, and we got her installed! We'll have to go back in another week or two, and check again...fingers crossed we'll see some eggs next time!
Here's a movie of our day!
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