Lots of pollen loaded bees flying in, but on opening hive still no sign of any brood or larvae and as for eggs, well my eyes have never been able to see them! On the plus side the queen seems bigger, but maybe that's just wishful thinking.
If she doesn't start laying soon there will be no replacements for all those flying bees, their expected life in the air is only two weeks, so numbers will start dropping drastically!
I have ordered another colony, dropped off my nuc box last Saturday and should be able to pick it up next weekend.
If this colony does die out then will have to sterilize the hive ready to accept another nuc that I have also ordered which should be ready sometime in May. Must remember to buy some more wax foundation so I can recondition the old frames.
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