Opened up the hive quickly this morning to see if the queen had left her cage. It was in the low 40s, so I tried to be quick, but I was so very curious. Separating the center frames with my shiny new hive tool, I was able to wiggle out the cage. There were three workers inside, nibbling at the remains of the candy plug, but the queen was out. I closed the hive back up, and crossed my fingers that I didn't squeeze the queen to death. I certainly squished a few workers putting back on the inner cover--but I am counting on the 9,000 plus bees remaining to keep the queen warm. Unfortunately, when on my own in the hive it is tough to take photos...more to follow soon.
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