queen

[pdb]

hello can you tell me is it right that if you got a nasty hive doing a lot of stining by changeing the queen they will calm down how does the queen altra the bees thank you

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

the bees all carry the queen's genes - change the queen and in a couple of months all the colony will be the queen's progeny. Although sometimes I've seen the colony's temperament change directly on the introduction of a caged queen (must be the different pheremones.

 

[Arfermo]

Some say Buckfast queens are quietest? Cost a bob or three though and eventually their successors become mongrelised anyway so back to square one possibly.

 

[misterbee82]

On a board called beesource I used to look at some members living down in the southern United States said they were requeening every year to keep the Africanized honey bee genetics out of the hives, if they can requeen this frequently to avoid certain genetics, then I don't see why requeening every two to three years if you are seeing a temperament issue is a problem.

 

[dn170221]

What I have gathered:
Queen genetics will have some effect on all the habits/behaviours of her offspring not just behaviour but all aspects.
Queen pheromone will have an impact day to day.

Weather will impact bee "aggression" temperature, rain etc.
Poor handling will affect aggression, rough handling, squashing bees etc.
Don't stand in front of the entrance, wont necessarily cause aggression but increases chances of bees coming in contact with you.

Smoking judiciously used is good.

I am sure there are other things!

 

[Nige.Coll]

simple answer. Yes
Why Genetics
Some bees get nasty when crossbred with local bees. Buying new queens every year will get expensive.

how long have they been nasty ?
There are a lot of factors that can make bees nasty short term osr,robbing,weather are a few.

Do you squash/roll bees when inspecting or bang them around ?

most of this has already been said sry i didn't read it all.