FROM BEEMAN
MICHAEL
THANKS FOR THE REPLY. I DO HAVE OTHER HIVES THAT I COULD GET SOME CAPPED BROOD FROM BUT AFTER COMING BACK INTO TOWN YESTERDAY FROM DOING TWO CUT OUTS IN THE SAME OLD HOUSE THAT WAS GOING TO BE TORN DOWN, I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A NEW QUEEN THE OBSERVATION HIVE. IT IS NOT ANY OF THE QUEENS THAT I TRIED TO INTRODUCE. SHE IS A BRIGHT YELLOW/ BROWN COLOR AS IS THE COLOR OF THE CORDOVAN QUEENS. I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE THREE SUPERSEDURE CELLS ON THE TOP FRAME. TWO WERE DISTROYED AND THE THIRD WAS IN TACK BUT EMPTY. I GUESS THAT I DID NOT NOTICE THESE CELLS BEFORE BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY BEES ON THE FRAME. SHE IS NOT MARKED SO SHE HAD TO HAVE BEEN RAISED BY THE BEES. NOT SURE YET IF SHE IS MATED BUT IS A VERY NICE QUEEN. HER THORAX AND HEAD ARE A BRIGHT BROWN COLOR.
MICHAEL
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU ABOUT THE TWO CUTOUTS THAT I DID LAST WEEKEND. THE FIRST HAD A SMALL NUMBER OF BLACK BEETLES ON THE DRONE COMB WITH I CUT OUT AND DISTROYED. I PLACED THE BROOD COMB IN THE FRAMES IN THE HIVE MAKING SURE THERE WERE NO SHB ON THE COMB. THE SECOND CUT OUT HAD ONLY TWO HIVE BEETLES THAT I NOTICED BUT NEITHER WERE ON THE COMB. I HAVE SEPERATED THESE TWO HIVES FROM MY OTHER HIVES UNTIL I CAN BETTER CHECK THEM TO MAKE SURE THERE WILL NOT BE A SHB PROBLEM WITH THEM. IF I FIND THAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THESE HIVES WITH SHB WHAT SHOUD I USE TO TREAT THEM OR SHOULD I DISTROY THE HIVES. THESE ARE VERY DOSILE FERAL BEES AND BOTH CUTOUTS WERE VERY STRONG HIVES IN THE WALLS OF THE OLD HOUSE.
I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH BEETLES, OR MITES IN ANY OF MY HIVES AND DON'T WANT TO START WITH THEM IF I CAN HELP IT. I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THESE DOSILE BEES IF POSSIBLE.
THANKS FROM THE LOUISIANA BAYOU COUNTRY.