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Offline Dunkel

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Another queenless hive
« on: April 06, 2014, 10:34:47 pm »
I have another hive re-queening itself.  Of course I find this out while pulling a frame and tearing their best queen cell.  They have two others, one nicer than the other.  I supposed to have 5 queens coming this week.  I think I may just make up a nuc using the queen cell, and introduce one of the queens into the hive.  Can I just install a caged queen the same time I remove the cell or should I wait some time in between?
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Re: Another queenless hive
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2014, 11:28:21 am »
for myself dunkel, i would cut the cell, and any cells and put the caged queen in, slow release.  others may say wait.
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Re: Another queenless hive
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2014, 11:38:00 am »
Make you nuc and put the queen in the hive, in her cage. Let them release her. I do it all at once, most wait a while. Two hours is enough for them to know they are queenless. Twenty four hours and they have started new q-cells.
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Re: Another queenless hive
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2014, 11:43:20 am »
I had forgotten how long it would take for them to start the queen cells.  Thanks for the wisdom once again Iddee.
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Re: Another queenless hive
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2014, 07:00:59 pm »
Quote from: iddee on April 07, 2014, 11:38:00 am
Make you nuc and put the queen in the hive, in her cage. Let them release her. I do it all at once, most wait a while. Two hours is enough for them to know they are queenless. Twenty four hours and they have started new q-cells.

  Thank you Iddee..   I always argue against the waiting three days thing.
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