Add mated queen to snelgrove ?

[prana vallabha]

I have a typical set up with national brood box then Q excluder , 2 supers ,snelgrove board then another brood ..... I was wondering if I could introduce a mated queen to the bottom brood chamber . Is this possible ..... Many thanks in advance

 

[richardbees]

With a typical Snelgrove set up there should be a mated Q in that bb already
- no problems changing her for another if you want.

From my experience with a 'snelgrove' hive, the colony above the board seemed indifferent to changes made below....

 

[Hivemaker.]

What have you got in the lower bb now?

in the bottom is no Q cells just capped brood and top is emergency cells as per snelgrove . ( something happened with queen in the bottom and found dead ,plus a friend has offered me a mated queen hence the question ....

http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=29593

 

[richardbees]

hivemaker

All I see on the original post is:

I have a typical set up with national brood box then Q excluder , 2 supers ,snelgrove board then another brood ..... I was wondering if I could introduce a mated queen to the bottom brood chamber . Is this possible ..... Many thanks in advance

Am I on the wrong thread?

thanks, richard

 

[Hivemaker.]

Am I on the wrong thread?

Look at the link...there are two threads on this subject.

 

[richardbees]

Prana

Yes, if only Qcells on top you can add a Q to the bottom bb -using Q intro cage with fondant

.....Thanks for explaining, BA

richard