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Heavily smoked colonies with the queen allowed to enter via the top bars is one thing, however, later in the blog they mention running her in via the entrance.....
Not sure where your read that, are you sure you havent misunderstood?
Direct introduction is less work as the queen can be introduced via the hive entrance, so that the hive does not need to be opened to introduce the cage or release the queen.
Towards the end
Has anyoneput them in your mouth or spit on them before running a queen in, like snelgrove suggests ?
I don't like the phrase 'high acceptance' how high is high? using a cage I'd expect more or less 100%
One day after introduction the hive was inspected to determine if the queen was present (accepted). Acceptance was: 6 days queenlessness (100%), 5 days (100%), 4 days (92%), 3 days (92%), 2 days (85%), 1 day (31%).
That just suggests direct introduction through the entrance is easier than throigh the top. either directly or via a cage, not that they did it via the entrance for this project.
The whole idea was to test the acceptance ratio for a queen being introduced through the top.
Heavily smoked colonies with the queen allowed to enter via the top bars is one thing, however, later in the blog they mention running her in via the entrance.....
Agreed but maddydog commented that
and from the text it does give the idea that is just as feasible even if they don't outright say it.
Edit, it doesn't show as a link but type that into the bar and you will find it.Direct introduction of mated and virgin queens into queenless hives using ...
I'm not sure if the above will show as a link, but Sussex university did a pair on this done time ago. If I am ever lucky enough to own enough hives to try it, I'd love to.
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Has anyoneput them in your mouth or spit on them before running a queen in, like snelgrove suggests ?
They do give some figures depending on how long the hive has been queenless.
One day after introduction the hive was inspected to determine if the queen was present (accepted). Acceptance was: 6 days queenlessness (100%), 5 days (100%), 4 days (92%), 3 days (92%), 2 days (85%), 1 day (31%).
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That is very interesting data to me.
I have noticed long time ago, that when bees cap emergency cells, it is very easy to give the Queen to the hive. Acceptance is almost 100% even if I do not use smoke.
Goooood...!
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