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    Bailey Change Queen Cell Dilemma

    Well, both are clipped because that's the way she was supplied to me last year by a local beekeeper. I didn't ask for that and it took me 6 months before I could actually find her to notice the wings! Yes I do try to keep notes but obviously not detailed enough. I think as a beginner there is so...
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    Bailey Change Queen Cell Dilemma

    Sorry I'm really not experienced enough to answer those questions .. not even completed one year yet! Now it's Sunday and I suddenly need a lot of equipment and Thornes are closed tomorrow .. doh!!! By the way my queen I see was clipped (both wings) and is currently trapped in between 2...
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    Bailey Change Queen Cell Dilemma

    Ah thank you. The cells are near the base of the frames. So should I complete the Bailey first next week and then try an artificial swarm?
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    Bailey Change Queen Cell Dilemma

    Hello. I am finishing a Bailey Change .. 21 days with the queen in the top BB due to complete next Tuesday. I am using 14x12 brood boxes (in a WBC) with the bottom box reduced to 5 frames). I visited the hive today to replace syrup on top and saw lots of action in the top box with eggs and...
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    WBC Bailey Change

    Sorry to be dim but how do you then make a second entrance?
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    WBC Bailey Change

    This looks interesting, Heather. Not seen this before. Although the guy who supplied my bees last year said she had been marked (Blue!) Not the best colour for a beginner to spot perhaps!
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    WBC Bailey Change

    Is that absolutely necessary? Can't they just promenade up through the lower BB?
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    WBC Bailey Change

    Yes .. it seems that everything I want to do has the words "find the queen" somewhere! Isn't eggs and brood enough?
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    WBC Bailey Change

    I have a WBC with a 14 x 12 BB. Is it feasible to do a Bailey change with this size? Also I find it impossible to spot my queen .. I've tried everything but now don't even bother to try! Can I still do a Bailey? Will this work as a form of swarm control too? Thanks for any help.
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