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Offline TheHoneyPump

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« Reply #20 on: October 07, 2022, 11:26:51 am »
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If cannot find her, you could combine with a queen excluder and give the bees time to sort it out.  They will keep which of the two queens they like and dispatch the other (if there is another).  It would take a week or so for that to happen. Then you could go back and remove the excluder.
However, the better decision may be as you say -take the loss-   Let them run the course.  You will either end up with a weak queenrite hive or old laying worker hive to shake out later.

All three scenarios are equally probable outcomes ..
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When the lid goes back on, the bees will spend the next 3 days undoing most of what the beekeeper just did to them.

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Re: Bear Attack
« Reply #21 on: October 07, 2022, 12:30:35 pm »
You could do what THP said but put a honey super above the excluder and they will keep two queens.
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Re: Bear Attack
« Reply #22 on: October 07, 2022, 02:04:56 pm »
Quote from: TheHoneyPump on October 07, 2022, 11:26:51 am
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If cannot find her, you could combine with a queen excluder and give the bees time to sort it out.  T

All good advice, appreciated.  But to my mind simply not worth the effort to save some bees that only have weeks to live anyway. It will only increase mouths to feed in another hive for no positive gain for the colony. Harsh on my part, but practical and IF she does start laying......well we shall see.
To keep in line with original thread, had a squirrel gnawing my hives. We came to the same agreement as your bear, albeit with an air rifle. :)
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Re: Bear Attack
« Reply #23 on: October 07, 2022, 09:43:33 pm »
Keep us updated on the hive Nigel. Congratulations on you successful debate with the 'not quiet so savvy, (little agile rodent)' Mr Squirrel. lol

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Re: Bear Attack
« Reply #24 on: October 08, 2022, 03:55:44 am »
    I know where I kept Bee. In the USA.. One of my   Bee yard shut down about 90% .. By the  end  August. I had another big yard about one hour North.. Most of the time it was about one month later.. Before the Queen stop laying.. It's always about location location location..


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Re: Bear Attack
« Reply #25 on: October 18, 2022, 06:54:12 pm »
Final Update: bees have successfully made a queen and she's been busy laying a ton over the past week. The top box is full of eggs and small larvae and I have renewed confidence for them over the winter
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« Reply #26 on: October 19, 2022, 05:39:59 pm »

CONGRATS !
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Re: Bear Attack
« Reply #27 on: October 19, 2022, 07:59:37 pm »
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Glad it worked out.
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Re: Bear Attack
« Reply #28 on: October 20, 2022, 12:44:09 pm »
Its always encouraging to hear of success! 'Thank you' for the good news 'update'!

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