Queenless?

One week after installing a new package, we opened up our hive and found:

tons of honey
2 new combs
some larvae
no queen
no new brood
2 supercedure cells

Methinks the queen has disappeared. We didn’t remove the supercedure cells thinking that maybe the workers are trying to raise a new one but at the end of the day we’re utter [...]

My lovely new topbar hive

Props to local woodworker, Bill H., for crafting this lovely little bee home. It’s a Kenyan Top Bar Hive with plenty of modifications designed by local bee sage, TJ.
I’ve got a lot of old men looking out for me.

My hive has arrived…

My hive has arrived! I will post pictures soon.
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