Combining

[Dadnlad]

How soon after becoming queenless is it best to combine with a queenright colony ?

Evening of the same day once flyers returned ?
Next morning ?
Wait until emergency Qc's are capped then knock down ?

 

[snelgrove]

How long is a piece of string. By the newspaper method anytime as long as one hive is Queenless, if swarming is happening uniting will not necessarily stop swarming with a new queen. Evening best for uniting

 

[Finman]

Wait until emergency Qc's are capped then knock down ?

I would do that. It does not take many days.

 

[Finman]

How long is a piece of string. By the newspaper method anytime as long as one hive is Queenless, if swarming is happening uniting will not necessarily stop swarming with a new queen. Evening best for uniting

It is not queenless. It has queen cells. Often they are very fond of their own cells.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

How soon after becoming queenless is it best to combine with a queenright colony ?

Evening of the same day once flyers returned ?
Next morning ?
Wait until emergency Qc's are capped then knock down ?

Either immediately you take the old queen out of the Q- side or when they are hopelessly Q- ie they haven't the means to make emergency QCs. The latter is safest.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Wait half an hour after stepping on the old queen or 9 days

 

[Fatbee]

Did one just this week immediately after dispatch, it's not like they will chomp straight through the newspaper.
Still amazes how quickly the tone changes when they go from Q+ to Q-. Not a sound I like to hear but needs must sometimes