caged queen - can i put her with new swarm to be looked after?

[beesleybees]

hi guys,

straight tot he point but I have a mated caged queen, because of circumstances I have no use for her as of yet.

can i put her in with a swarm I caught 2 weeks ago so se gets looked after?

I think/hope there is a virgin queen in with the swarm but no eggs as of yet. could this put the virgin queen of mating

 

[VEG]

They will kill her if there is a queen in there all ready.

 

[Polyanwood]

YOu could introduce her to the swarm,but you would need to be sure that you had removed the virgin in the swarm first.

 

[beesleybees]

I dont intend letting the queen out, I just want to put her there until i have use for her

ive heard of queen banking but not exactly sure how that works

will they be able to kill her through the cage

 

[Nightynight]

I think you need to set up a 2-3 frame nuc, then when the queen is useful unite with the intended colony/split. I assume thats what you will do

 

[Easy Beesy]

hi guys,

can i put her in with a swarm I caught 2 weeks ago so se gets looked after?

Answer to that is 'no' you can't.
Eb