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Offline DaveKow

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How long do I wait to ck. hived swarm?
« on: June 06, 2008, 08:58:41 am »
How long do I have to wait to see what my hived swarm is doing?  Is there a queen?  Is she mated?  The waiting is very hard on me. LOL. 

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Dave
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Offline Moonshae

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Re: How long do I wait to ck. hived swarm?
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2008, 02:30:17 pm »
I usually wait a week. If it's a primary swarm, the queen is the old one, she will be mated already, it just might take some time for her to ramp up production again. If it's a secondary swarm with a virgin queen, it will take a while before she starts laying.
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Re: How long do I wait to ck. hived swarm?
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2008, 02:38:24 pm »
i waited a week also.  my small swarm did not start laying until the 3rd week. 
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Re: How long do I wait to ck. hived swarm?
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2008, 03:39:28 pm »
Thanks for the replies.  I guess I can handle waiting a few more days.

Dave
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Re: How long do I wait to ck. hived swarm?
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2008, 02:58:53 pm »
Checked my swarm hive today.  Everything is going great.  Saw the queen.  Saw eggs and they have about 3-4 frames of comb built.

Dave
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