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*The queen is very good at hiding herself on the comb by hiding under the worker bees, by hiding in the holes of the comb, and by moving side to side during the inspection. | *The queen is very good at hiding herself on the comb by hiding under the worker bees, by hiding in the holes of the comb, and by moving side to side during the inspection. | ||
*The queen has the same color as the worker bees, so marked queens are easier to find. | *The queen has the same color as the worker bees, so marked queens are easier to find. | ||
*The A.m.mellifera bees are a little bigger and darker, and have longer hairs on their body. Additionally, they don´t have any yellow stripes on the abdomen. | *The ''A. m. mellifera'' bees are a little bigger and darker, and have longer hairs on their body. Additionally, they don´t have any yellow stripes on the abdomen. | ||
*The queen usually goes to a newly supplied wax comb. | *The queen usually goes to a newly supplied wax comb. | ||
*The colony can be sensitive to chalk brood disease in spring and early summer. The normal temperature of sealed brood is +34 ℃. Disease spores are activated if the sealed brood’s temperature goes down to +27 ℃. There can be more than four pupae for one worker bee to warm up in early summer. As a result, the brood area should not be opened until the temperature is at +17 ℃ in order to avoid a temperature drop in the sealed brood area and thereby inducing the chalk brood disease. | *The colony can be sensitive to chalk brood disease in spring and early summer. The normal temperature of sealed brood is +34 ℃. Disease spores are activated if the sealed brood’s temperature goes down to +27 ℃. There can be more than four pupae for one worker bee to warm up in early summer. As a result, the brood area should not be opened until the temperature is at +17 ℃ in order to avoid a temperature drop in the sealed brood area and thereby inducing the chalk brood disease. | ||
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#Take off the roof and give the bees a moment to adapt. | #Take off the roof and give the bees a moment to adapt. | ||
#Use water spray | #Use water spray on warm days to calm down the bees in the hive. At other times, very carefully use smoke. | ||
#Remove the first frame from the edge. For safety, shake the bees back into the hive in case the queen happens to be on the first frame. | #Remove the first frame from the edge. For safety, shake the bees back into the hive in case the queen happens to be on the first frame. | ||
#Keep the first frame out of the hive and put it onto a special holder or onto the roof. By doing this, you will have some extra room for handling the other frames in the box. | #Keep the first frame out of the hive and put it onto a special holder or onto the roof. By doing this, you will have some extra room for handling the other frames in the box. | ||