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Queen cells are special cells in which new queens are reared. | |||
There are always some naturally empty queen cell cups in the comb, usually in the lower corners. If there is an egg in the queen cell cup, it is always an indication of swarming. In fact, finding these eggs, or even grown queen larvae, in cell cups is the most important sign of swarming behavior. | There are always some naturally empty queen cell cups in the comb, usually in the lower corners. If there is an egg in the queen cell cup, it is always an indication of swarming. In fact, finding these eggs, or even grown queen larvae, in cell cups is the most important sign of swarming behavior. | ||
Checking the colony frame by frame is is a lot of work, but it is also a sure-fire way to detect swarming. | Checking the colony frame by frame is is a lot of work, but it is also a sure-fire way to detect swarming. |