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Nuc #3 Queenless, So Surpised
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Re: Nuc #3 Queenless, So Surpised
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2016, 04:44:36 pm »
Won't be for long. ;D
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Re: Nuc #3 Queenless, So Surpised
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2016, 04:56:50 pm »
Okay, Perry.. my computer keep shutting down, long story. Anyway, I'm concerned about the time of year, it will be well into October, possibly Novemeber before a new queen gets mated and laying. There are drones still around tho. All this brood is going to be hatched. She's going to have to work hard to build up winter bees... right?

I have one nuc left that I can combine with now that has a good queen in it. Should I destroy these queen cells and combine? That would give me four 2 stack nucs to winter.

Or should I leave well enough alone?

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Re: Nuc #3 Queenless, So Surpised
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2016, 06:53:41 pm »
Those cells are capped so even if they were just capped today, they will emerge in 6 days. It's possible a queen could be out, mated and laying in another 2 weeks from that, so there is still time, at least where you are I would think. Combining is the safer route though, but then I am a sucker for underdogs.
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Re: Nuc #3 Queenless, So Surpised
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2016, 07:04:53 pm »
Okay, I like that idea  :)  I did notice that there are no eggs or open larvae, so that means the hive has been queenless for a spell. They will be happy to get a new queen.

Also, I have been feeding syrup to this nuc, the bees are back filling, should I remove the syrup for awhile so queen will have some room to lay in when she returns? I can remove the syrup and add one of my stored frames that has some honey on it?
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Re: Nuc #3 Queenless, So Surpised
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2016, 08:06:41 pm »
It wouldn't hurt any.
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Re: Nuc #3 Queenless, So Surpised
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2016, 08:45:20 pm »
Okay, Thanks Perry  ;) 8)
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