diff --git a/forestry_bees/apiary.lua b/forestry_bees/apiary.lua
index 25a5997..03c5f18 100644
--- a/forestry_bees/apiary.lua
+++ b/forestry_bees/apiary.lua
@@ -104,9 +104,11 @@ local function apiary_node_timer(pos,elapsed)
     local is_queen, is_princess, is_drone
     local can_breed, can_live
     local actionable
+    local changed_queen = false
     
     local breedtime = 1
     local needed_time = 1 --just so that the formspecs doesnt make an error
+    local queentime = 0
     
     while elapsed > 0 and update do
         update = false
@@ -120,6 +122,11 @@ local function apiary_node_timer(pos,elapsed)
         can_live = is_queen       --these two event are disjoint (there are no queen & princess)
         actionable = can_breed or can_live
         
+        if is_queen then
+            queentime = monarchlist[1]:get_meta():get_float("queentime") or 0
+            src_time = queentime
+        end
+        
 		local el = elapsed
 		--if actionable check if things are ready
 		if actionable then
@@ -164,6 +171,7 @@ local function apiary_node_timer(pos,elapsed)
 						inv:set_stack("monarch",1,ItemStack())
 						src_time = src_time - needed_time
 						update = true
+            changed_queen = true
 					else
 						dst_full = true
 					end
@@ -202,7 +210,10 @@ local function apiary_node_timer(pos,elapsed)
     end
     
     formspec = forestry_bees.get_apiary_active_formspec(percent)
-
+  if is_queen and (not changed_queen) then
+      monarchlist[1]:get_meta():set_float("queentime", src_time)
+      inv:set_stack("monarch",1,monarchlist[1])
+  end
 	meta:set_float("src_time", src_time)
 	meta:set_string("formspec", formspec)
   minetest.chat_send_all(tostring(math.random()))