Frame Reading Dewey M. Caron Emeritus Professor UD

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Frame Reading Dewey M. Caron Emeritus Professor UD Affiliate Professor, OSU dmcaron@udel.edu

Frame Reading IDENTIFY WITH APPROPRIATE LETTER: Capped Brood; Drone Brood; Honey; Nectar; Pollen (likely position); Eggs (or where to look); Queen Cups/Cells. IS BROOD HEALTHY? IS COLONY QUEENRIGHT & BROOD PATTERN OK? H CB P E N DB Q Cups

Frame Reading What if there are NO EGGS present ? X □ no queen present □ new virgin/newly mated queen present – not laying eggs yet □ look on another frame – this one filled with cells of mostly capped brood □ end of season or drought conditions or pollen resources no longer available □ bees preparing to abscond (or swarm) X

What if no pollen evident? Frame Reading What if no pollen evident? □ no young brood to stimulate pollen foraging □ numbers of cells filled with fresh nectar □ no space – look on another frame especially frame at edge of brood sphere □ pollen dearth or drought or heat spell □ bees preparing to abscond (or swarm) X

Frame Reading What if there is no drone brood (or queen cells) on any frames? □ end of foraging season □ pollen dearth or drought or heat spell □ look on another frame – no space here □ look again at margins of additional frames and at comb between boxes □ not rearing queens (cup presence OK) because X X X X X

IS this easier to read? Fall or Spring reading?

Frame Reading - 2 Spring frame – “read” 3 cycles

X EGGS LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE OF QUEEN Do you need to see the queen? □ yes Yes Because ________________ □ no Why Not? ___________________ What is “test” if unsure queen present or not? __________   X EGGS

Instead of looking for the queen, you should… □ see capped brood □ see open larval brood □ see eggs (should be 1/cell, rarely 2) □ see developing queen cells □ evaluate the brood pattern/healthfulness □ determine if environmental conditions are poor □ transfer frame of open brood from another hive X

Frame Reading 3

What else should you read on the frame? □ Area being reserved for brood(cleaned & ready or not) □ nectar filled cells in brood area or area to top/sides of brood sphere □ fresh pollen in cells vs stored (glazed) pollen cells; moldy pollen □ queen cups or queen cells (i.e. occupied with eggs/brood or capped) □ condition of drawn cells, amount of drone brood cells □ age of drawn comb (time to exchange?) □ HEALTH of brood (if not healthy probable reason _______________) □ overall brood pattern (is pattern ‘shotgun’/scattered/ “missed” cells) □ placement of eggs in cells with eggs □ drones in worker cells (drone layer; laying workers); high drone #s □ normal looking cappings over brood & honey; drone cells with raised cappings □ dead brood (disease, chilling, pesticide kill, genetic issues) □ mites present? □ evidence of pests (mice; SHB; wax moth; other

Frame Reading 4

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