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I've put a test frame in and have found 3 QC. I guess they were Q-. If I get a new Q should I introduce her with the test frame in, or remove it? Thx

Can anyone recommend somewhere to buy in mated Queen?

Thx for the responses. So I take a frame with eggs, shake off all bees and transfer frame with no bees to Queenless hive. If they start making QC's do I re-queen then? That's assuming I can get a Queen. DBee

Hi all, I have just been given 2 colonies to look after for a friend who is going to the US for 6 months. On checking, prior to transport, 1 of the colonies has no Queen, no Brood (eggs, larvae, unsealed or sealed), no QC, but 5 frames of stores, and 5 frames covered with bees. The inspection...

Perhaps we should start a new term 'A Nukeage'! I found out from the spplier the Queen that came with the original "Bees + Frames" was delivered to the supplier 5 days before it arrived on frames with me. DB

:iagree: I've found out in a roundabout way that this should have been described as a package, not a Nuc. As you say the bees were not the offspring of the Queen that came with it originally. It also came with a Apistan strip in the middle of the frames. When I did the first inspection 7 days...

Hi, Thx for reply. Definitely no Queen, and no eggs. There were a small number of larvae, looking about ready to be sealed. (fat & plump) I have removed all Queen Cells / Cups this morning and the new Queen has just arrived in her cage. If the weather breaks I'll put her in the hive tomorrow...

Hi, I am in my 2nd yr and have gone from 1 to 2 hives. I have bought a Nuc and transferred it to the hive 7 days ago. At the time of transfer I did not inspect the innards of the Nuc but put them straight in the hive. The Queen cage was open with no queen in. I opened the hive today to find no...