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    Two Queens - didn't think it possible until yesterday?

    Probably should have done but it caught me on the hop and didn't think of it that way, or of supersedure to be fair. Also have an AS and proper swarm in hives/nucs, so was trying to avoid more due to lack of kit. Hive is normally calm but got pretty agitated, train of though was they could...
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    Two Queens - didn't think it possible until yesterday?

    Thanks, I've learned a bit more today! I'll have the confindence to leave them both next time - could only think of stopping them swarming. Phil
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    Two Queens - didn't think it possible until yesterday?

    So what would happen to old queen once new one established? Is the clue just one queen cell? I though supercedure cells were "normally" on face of frame? Phil
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    Two Queens - didn't think it possible until yesterday?

    Has this stopped them being swarmy? Phil
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    Two Queens - didn't think it possible until yesterday?

    I didn't think so - on bottom of frame and several other empty or play cells in hive. Also lots of brood so didn't seem like old queen ailing, also looked ok but hive got off to a slow start compared with other one. Phil
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    Two Queens - didn't think it possible until yesterday?

    On managing an inspection yesterday with a 2 week gap I was worried they would be ready to or already have swarmed. Couple of frames in spotted an new queen (big, looked mated) on a frame with some new eggs and a hatched empty queen cell. Ah ha I though, they have swarmed and I missed it...
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