Introducing queen to Q- colony

[its.only.money]

Hi.

I have a queenless colony and also nuc with a laying queen that I wish to unite.

What is the best way of accomplishing this? Do I transfer the nuc to a broodbox, and then unite with newspaper, placing the queenless colony on top? Or is is best to use a queen cage and introduce the queen to the queenless colony on her own?

Thanks for your suggestions

 

[Millet]

Hi.

I have a queenless colony and also nuc with a laying queen that I wish to unite.

What is the best way of accomplishing this? Do I transfer the nuc to a broodbox, and then unite with newspaper, placing the queenless colony on top? Or is is best to use a queen cage and introduce the queen to the queenless colony on her own?

Thanks for your suggestions

Yes but it makes no difference which way around you do it.. you need to be 100% certain you have no Queen or laying worker in the other colony.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Hi.

I have a queenless colony and also nuc with a laying queen that I wish to unite.

What is the best way of accomplishing this? Do I transfer the nuc to a broodbox, and then unite with newspaper, placing the queenless colony on top? Or is is best to use a queen cage and introduce the queen to the queenless colony on her own?

Thanks for your suggestions

If the queenless colony is going to stay in situ then just transfer the nuc to a brood box and unite using the newspaper method with the queenright colony on top.

 

[Bakerbee]

From one newbee to another plz check and double check the colony is Q- . I lost a beauty of a queen and learnt a valuble lesson the hard way. Pop a frame of eggs in first to see if they make q cells. If they dont then go ahead. Good luck.

 

[simonforeman]

From one newbee to another plz check and double check the colony is Q- . I lost a beauty of a queen and learnt a valuble lesson the hard way. Pop a frame of eggs in first to see if they make q cells. If they dont then go ahead. Good luck.

I thought it was other way round if they don't then there's a queen and don't unite with a queen right nuc???

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Pop a frame of eggs in first to see if they make q cells. If they dont

........ it means nothing, although it would caution the beekeeper into thinking there may already be a queen in there, which is a surefire way of losing a nice new expensive queen.

 

[Bakerbee]

Oops that read to me the right way round when typing but reading back yes the wrong way round.