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Offline COLVIN

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« on: May 15, 2006, 10:58:47 am »
I HAVE A HIVE THAT IS QUEENLESS I THINK. IT HAD QUEEN CELLS FOR A WHILE AND THEY HATCHED BUT STILL NO EGGS LAYING AFTER ABOUT A MONTH. DO YOU THINK I SHOULD RE-QUEEN NOW OR WAIT. IF I DO I THINK I WOULD MOVE HIVE DOWN A BIT AND SET UP NEW HIVE WITH CAPPED BROOD  FROM ANOTHER HIVE AND SOME UNCAPPED BROOD. WITH 2-3 FRAMES OF BEES FROM OLD HIVE AND INSTALL NEW QUEEN. AFTER QUEEN IS RELEASED FOR A FEW DAYS I WILL THEN INSPECT & PAPER THE OLD HIVE BACK TO IT'S ORIGINAL LOCATION WITH NEW HIVE.  DOES THIS SOUND LOGICAL? I HAVE TRIED IN THE PAST TO INSTALL NEW QUEENS WITH LITTLE SUCESS. I THOUGHT BY THE MOVING AND CONFUSION THAT THEY MAY ACCEPT HER THIS WAY. ANY COMMENTS?  TOM
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Offline Michael Bush

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« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2006, 12:28:45 am »
>IT HAD QUEEN CELLS FOR A WHILE AND THEY HATCHED BUT STILL NO EGGS LAYING AFTER ABOUT A MONTH.

A month after what?  A month after it went queenless?  That's normal.  A month after the queen emerged?  That's probably too long.

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