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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => REQUEENING & RAISING NEW QUEENS => Topic started by: adamant on April 29, 2013, 01:46:41 pm

Title: need help with re queening procedure
Post by: adamant on April 29, 2013, 01:46:41 pm

I am thinking about re queening all my hives. can someone explain to me the procedure?

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Title: Re: need help with re queening procedure
Post by: hardwood on April 29, 2013, 04:36:51 pm

Kill the old queen, wait a day, introduce new queens. Why do you want to replace?

Scott

Title: Re: need help with re queening procedure
Post by: Steel Tiger on April 29, 2013, 05:55:05 pm

Pretty much what hardwood said, but it might be wise to save the old queens for a couple days to make sure the new queens are accepted.
 The best question is, "why do you feel the need to?".
 I seen a guy on youtube kill a great laying queen, a solid brood pattern, because he bought a queen from a place in NY that was that was advertised as "mite resistant".
 Later videos showed him still treating for mites, along with other stuff that he didn't have.
 Good luck

Title: Re: need help with re queening procedure
Post by: Michael Bush on April 30, 2013, 12:11:11 pm

http://www.bushfarms.com/beesfaqs.htm#requeening (http://www.bushfarms.com/beesfaqs.htm#requeening)