- Joined
- Oct 23, 2012
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- Location
- Croatia
- Hive Type
- Langstroth
- Number of Hives
- 62
I am in the process with jenter. Even flow was over I continue to feed breeders ( honey, sugar syrup, fondants, pollen frames) and in jenter I got 85 larvae from first try ( I used 84 since that I planned). It will be further elimination on the bars and number will be smaller.
What I want to say, as I try to recall memory, I had maybe once problem to queen lay in jenter - but that was I think without any prior preparation ( no scenting, feeding, late in season..).
I place queen in jenter, after 24 hours releasing ( if have time I check in meantime did she laid ( 12 -14 hours usually after closing in jenter). Bees never cleaned larvae also, usually since I release a queen I lift jenter above qe between 2 frames of open brood to have easier job to take larvae.
This season again I barely found time to have one proper qrearing cycle ( time issue). If able I won't hesitate for late one cycle ( that is scifi more than possibility..).
What I want to say, as I try to recall memory, I had maybe once problem to queen lay in jenter - but that was I think without any prior preparation ( no scenting, feeding, late in season..).
I place queen in jenter, after 24 hours releasing ( if have time I check in meantime did she laid ( 12 -14 hours usually after closing in jenter). Bees never cleaned larvae also, usually since I release a queen I lift jenter above qe between 2 frames of open brood to have easier job to take larvae.
This season again I barely found time to have one proper qrearing cycle ( time issue). If able I won't hesitate for late one cycle ( that is scifi more than possibility..).