Father Fox New Bee Joined Apr 30, 2014 Messages 79 Reaction score 0 Location England Hive Type National Jun 1, 2014 #1 Rather than buying more equipment for AS. With 2 year old queens and swarm cells, is my best option to squish the old queen and introduce a new £30 mated queen of known quality?
Rather than buying more equipment for AS. With 2 year old queens and swarm cells, is my best option to squish the old queen and introduce a new £30 mated queen of known quality?
drex Queen Bee *** BeeKeeping Supporter Joined Nov 4, 2009 Messages 3,900 Reaction score 1,609 Location Devon/South Hams Hive Type National Number of Hives 5 Jun 1, 2014 #2 No guarantee a queen will not swarm in her first year. No guarantees where swarming is concerned at all. Lots of options though.
No guarantee a queen will not swarm in her first year. No guarantees where swarming is concerned at all. Lots of options though.