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can virgin queens be direct released into hives or should they be put into release cages. hives were checked for queen cells.
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depends on how long the hives have been queenless...
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in theory she should be fine, but as was mentioned elsewhere, might want to cage just to be safe.
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Yeah... are they completely broodless? I'd do an inspection, make sure no new queen cells being fed, and put her in a cage with a marshmallow so she will be safe for a couple days before hitting the bigtime!
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