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Offline Yankee11

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Pulling Queen for Honey Booth Ob. Hive
« on: September 25, 2014, 10:34:37 pm »
I am a little nervous about pulling the queen for tomorrow and Saturday festival.

Do I have to worry about putting her back in the hive Sunday morning, She would be out of hive for almost 48 hrs.

I am also a little worried about stressing the hive this late in the season.

Just not the its worth the risk. I think the bees themselves might be good enough.

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Re: Pulling Queen for Honey Booth Ob. Hive
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2014, 10:38:11 pm »
I would pull her each morning and put her back in the evening. Overnight, and they may forget her.
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Re: Pulling Queen for Honey Booth Ob. Hive
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2014, 10:49:46 pm »
Problem is show is not over till 8pm and will be dark when I get home. I would be opening the hive put her back in in the dark.

Maybe I just grab her for saturdays show. Get her sat morning then put her back sat night.
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Re: Pulling Queen for Honey Booth Ob. Hive
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2014, 07:06:29 am »
Quote from: Yankee11 on September 25, 2014, 10:49:46 pm
Problem is show is not over till 8pm and will be dark when I get home. I would be opening the hive put her back in in the dark.

Maybe I just grab her for saturdays show. Get her sat morning then put her back sat night.

That would be what I would probably do.  :yes:
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Re: Pulling Queen for Honey Booth Ob. Hive
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2014, 06:00:38 pm »
End of august fair for myself is equivalent to this time of year for where you are. Pull the queen for 5 day fair. Pull her on Tuesday and return her the following Monday. Go in and cull the cells that they have started before returning her. Have a 3 frame OH so make sure she is in between the frames when putting her back into the hive. Have never had a problem with queen loss doing this.
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