BILL.HEARD
House Bee
Hello, I know this method of re-queening has been used down-under for some time however I would like some feed back as to its success rate in this country.
How many of you have tried it, did you protect the cells with tape/tinfoil before insertion, in which part of the hive were they put, in the main did colonies so treated accept them as 'supercedure' cells or did colonies swarm after insertion? Was there a particular time in the season when you tried this, before or after a main flow in your area?
Thanks
How many of you have tried it, did you protect the cells with tape/tinfoil before insertion, in which part of the hive were they put, in the main did colonies so treated accept them as 'supercedure' cells or did colonies swarm after insertion? Was there a particular time in the season when you tried this, before or after a main flow in your area?
Thanks