- Joined
- Aug 6, 2019
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- Location
- West London
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 6
Two BMH queens have just been delivered all good and well. One is for a single brood in my garden so was just going to kill existing queen, pop the cage in and take tab off after 48 hours assuming all is well. The other hive is a double brood (with another demaree box on top) we look after for someone else in their garden which behaves OK until you open it up and then it's very defensive to the point of a neighbours dog being stung. Nightmare to inspect especially in a residential area. Would you just adopt the same method as on the single brood or because of their temperament, would you make up a nuc with the queen first and merge in a week or so? Any advice would be gratefully received.