Moving Queen Cells

[beenovice]

Can I move a frame containing a capped QC from one hive into another that is suspected queenless?

For that matter, could you also move an uncapped QC?

 

[oliver90owner]

You can but a waste of a good queen cell if there is a dud queen present?

 

[enrico]

You can, but I wouldn't move it into a SUSPECTED queen less! Eggs would be better.

 

[idg]

Yes you can

 

[beenovice]

That was a close one! Went to apiary this evening to carry out the move. Suspected queenless hive has a good quantity of eggs. Note to self- Patience! patience! Patience!

 

[Midland Beek]

That was a close one! Went to apiary this evening to carry out the move. Suspected queenless hive has a good quantity of eggs. Note to self- Patience! patience! Patience!

So, here's hoping you didn't stick a sealed queen cell into a queenright colony. Do that and have a swarm issue in 10 minutes.

If the eggs are from what you think is a newly mated queen how long have they taken to appear after the queen emerged? My point being, even a queen that has not mated will start laying eggs at some point. Check first cappings.

 

[beenovice]

This hive was actually a collected swarm. I carried out an AS on 16th April, and reduced the brood side to 2 queen cells on 21st April. This caused them to swarm on the 2nd May, which is what I collected. So it would have been a newly emerged queen around then. Hopefully this is not too long ago for it to be the queen that is laying?
What are people thoughts on these timings?
I suppose I will know in 9 days or so when they are capped!

 

[Midland Beek]

I suppose I will know in 9 days or so when they are capped!

I'm pleased you know that.