QC hatched-can I put in another Q- hive

[Etton]

Did hive inspection today and found several QC's close to hatching. Removed all and left one. Have opened the others and recovered 3 queens. All fully developed. I have some failed Snelgrove hives now Q- with single QC's in them. Could I destroy and add my ones I've hatched.?

 

[kighill]

Yes. But on occasion it may not work. I have just introduced a few queens and one of them having been accepted was almost immediately superseded. Alas it was a Beautiful Buckfast.

 

[sherwood]

Yes. But on occasion it may not work. I have just introduced a few queens and one of them having been accepted was almost immediately superseded. Alas it was a Beautiful Buckfast.

It would be a safer procedure to introduce her with some attendants to a nucli and then unite. this has the useful benifit of leavng the QCs in the hives and actually they may also hatch in between times then you could place those queens on apidea wait for three or so hours and then unite nucli with hive, with any luck she will have been out from the nuc and been mated in betwixt.