Poly Hive
Queen Bee
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2008
- Messages
- 14,093
- Reaction score
- 395
- Location
- Scottish Borders
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 12 and 18 Nucs
6 weeks is the life of the worker yes? Give or take a day or three aye?
Given nasty bees how soon would a change of queens make an odds? 6 weeks or so yes?
I did a re-queening exercise some 14 days ago, for some who have not been reading, and with in some 4 days there was a difference in that bees were not meeting me at the gate and wanting to sting...
Now there is a profound difference.
Which says what?
It is not the queen per see, but it is the queen substance which has been my thinking for long enough but this is the first time I have done an experiment on this scale, 18 queens bought in and 17 accepted.
Temperament changed as said above with in four days.
As I say I have my thoughts but please feel free to discuss.
PH
Given nasty bees how soon would a change of queens make an odds? 6 weeks or so yes?
I did a re-queening exercise some 14 days ago, for some who have not been reading, and with in some 4 days there was a difference in that bees were not meeting me at the gate and wanting to sting...
Now there is a profound difference.
Which says what?
It is not the queen per see, but it is the queen substance which has been my thinking for long enough but this is the first time I have done an experiment on this scale, 18 queens bought in and 17 accepted.
Temperament changed as said above with in four days.
As I say I have my thoughts but please feel free to discuss.
PH