Bcrazy
Drone Bee
- Joined
- Nov 14, 2008
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- Warboys, CAMBS
- Hive Type
- None
- Number of Hives
- nil bees given away all colonies
I wish to introduce a new queen to a big colony but as yet i have not found the resident queen. I have carried out the tried and tested methods of locating and separating the resident queen from the colony but have not succeeded in isolating her, which brings me to the conclusion that she is the same size as the workers or even smaller. She is a prolific layer as there are 8 frames of packed brood.
How do i introduce the new queen to the colony without the two queens having to fight till the death of one of them? ( What happens if the resident queen kills off the new introduced queen then i am no better off than i was at the begining of the exercise).
How would you tackle the problem?
Thank you
Mo.
How do i introduce the new queen to the colony without the two queens having to fight till the death of one of them? ( What happens if the resident queen kills off the new introduced queen then i am no better off than i was at the begining of the exercise).
How would you tackle the problem?
Thank you
Mo.