Hello guys and gals, I am purchasing a Caucasian AI Queen next year from Sue Cobey at the University of California, she will cost 550 dollars American, but I think she will be an invaluable addition to my Bee Breeding operation.
I was wondering if anyone here had any special way of caring for an AI Queen? I was thinking about adding her to an Observation Hive and monitoring her via that, and then grafting eggs from the frames in the Observation hive when Queens were required, I definitely want to monitor her closely, so that she doesn't get replaced when I'm not looking, but I don't want to stress her. Does anyone have any tips for monitoring and caring for an AI Queen?