RogueDrone
House Bee
- Joined
- Apr 12, 2011
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- Location
- Wet Wales
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 30
As title
As Redwood. Even a queen in full lay can fly; just perhaps not far enough for swarming a couple of miles or more.
RAB
Interesting idea, let us know how you get on.I recently moved a hive of either DLQ or LW (unsure which) 20 feet away and set a new hive in its place. Whatever flying bees left the hive and flew back to the original location, I have now requeened. The bees which stayed on the combs in the old hive, were destroyed. Rationale - whatever was laying drones would hopefully have had no reason to leave the combs and hence my new hive should hopefully only contain non laying workers and no dlq.
Jury is still out whether I have been successful, will have a look this weekend.
"I recently moved a hive of either DLQ or LW (unsure which)"
why not? DLQ will lay single eggs in bottom of cells in a consistent pattern as normal but just drone brood. LW will produce less brood, scattered and with multiple eggs in cells, not on bottom.
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