- The loss of a queen bee
Performance 1: During the wintering period, to determine whether the bee colony has lost its king, you can gently tap the hive with your hand. When there is a queen, the bee colony will make a rhythmic sound, and when there is no queen, the bee colony will make a chaotic sound.
Performance 2: Workers will still come out of the nest to collect in sunny weather during the wintering period, workers will suddenly come out of the nest to collect when there is a queen, and bees without a queen are rarely seen to come out of the nest.
Performance 3: During the overwintering period, bee colonies will form clusters in the hive to resist the cold winter. When there is a queen bee, worker bees will form tighter clusters, and bees without a queen tend to form loose clusters.