Lesley Hoppy
House Bee
Two questions:
I have a colony I think is Queenless - and a nuc with a laying newly mated Queen. So this morning I put a frame of eggs and brood from the nuc into the suspected Queenless colony to see if they start to make Q cells ..... How long will this take?
If they do, I plan to combine the nuc with the laying Q with this colony ( after removing the frame with the Q cells - because I don't want another hive). How do I combine a polystyrene nuc with a WBC hive?
Many thanks in anticipation for all advice!
I have a colony I think is Queenless - and a nuc with a laying newly mated Queen. So this morning I put a frame of eggs and brood from the nuc into the suspected Queenless colony to see if they start to make Q cells ..... How long will this take?
If they do, I plan to combine the nuc with the laying Q with this colony ( after removing the frame with the Q cells - because I don't want another hive). How do I combine a polystyrene nuc with a WBC hive?
Many thanks in anticipation for all advice!