Requeen every year

[CaptainCymru]

Just been reading a book I got from Santa called Wisdom for Beekeepers - 500 tips for successful beekeeping. Tip 345 - you should re -queen every year , surely that is utter tripe?

 

[Apple]

Just been reading a book I got from Santa called Wisdom for Beekeepers - 500 tips for successful beekeeping. Tip 345 - you should re -queen every year , surely that is utter tripe?

Utter Tripe indeed!!

 

[CaptainCymru]

Utter Tripe indeed!!

lost faith in the book when I read that

 

[Antipodes]

The age of the queen is very important in beekeeping.

 

[Curly green finger's]

lost faith in the book when I read that

Cosidering most say to get good queen's you graft from two year olds.

 

[Bryang]

I have to buy in new queens, if I allow the most strains of bees raise their own Q then I always get a problems with fiesty bees which are difficult to work with...I have found that, locally, the Qs I get from Ricky Wilson are best for my area. I can let them raise a new Q ( they usually supersede at the end of the second year) and the resultant Q produces bees that "run" around on the comb, but are reluctant to sting. But the next cross are really nasty and difficult to work with.

 

[CaptainCymru]

I have to buy in new queens, if I allow the most strains of bees raise their own Q then I always get a problems with fiesty bees which are difficult to work with...I have found that, locally, the Qs I get from Ricky Wilson are best for my area. I can let them raise a new Q ( they usually supersede at the end of the second year) and the resultant Q produces bees that "run" around on the comb, but are reluctant to sting. But the next cross are really nasty and difficult to work with.

What type of Bee's?

 

[Curly green finger's]

Wasn't Ricky a black bee man Amm type?

 

[Bryang]

What type of Bee's?

The worst "types" were the ones with "Buckfast" in them. Tried a Q from a reputable dealer who said there was no "Buckfast" in the "genetics". I raised a Q from her shortly after I received her. The daughters offspring were real beasts. We have a problem beek locally that delibretly keeps viciuos bees to deter vandalism.

 

[Swarm]

Wasn't Ricky a black bee man Amm type?

No

 

[Antipodes]

Ideally, I personally would love to get queens less than 6 months old at the first brood cycle in winter/spring.

 

[CaptainCymru]

The worst "types" were the ones with "Buckfast" in them. Tried a Q from a reputable dealer who said there was no "Buckfast" in the "genetics". I raised a Q from her shortly after I received her. The daughters offspring were real beasts. We have a problem beek locally that delibretly keeps viciuos bees to deter vandalism.

Could you PM me said reputable dealer, I am ordering Queens for spring.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Ideally, I personally would love to get queens less than 6 months old at the first brood cycle in winter/spring.

Two years for me. I've got queen's going into there third but they are getting requeened.
I have a 2 I raised last season which
Are vile colonys they are getting requeened in the spring maybe even united.

 

[madasafish]

Just been reading a book I got from Santa called Wisdom for Beekeepers - 500 tips for successful beekeeping. Tip 345 - you should re -queen every year , surely that is utter tripe?

Some of my hives requeen themselves.
I requeen after two years but one queen lasted 4 years - and was clapped out with a dead leg..

 

[Swarm]

I have a three year old that gave me six supers last year, I'm hoping she is still around this year.

 

[Hachi]

lost faith in the book when I read that

Happy to make an offer for it if you think selling it would help? Serious offer

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Just been reading a book I got from Santa called Wisdom for Beekeepers - 500 tips for successful beekeeping. Tip 345 - you should re -queen every year , surely that is utter tripe?

yes...
I think SWMBO I had that book for Christmas as well - SWMBO likes to give me a joke beekeeping book every year to pay me back for the hoover I bought her years ago
I think she went a bit too far in 2017 though - she bought me the BBKA book!

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Wasn't Ricky a black bee man Amm type?

yes he was, he did breed Buckies at one remote apiary as well

 

[CaptainCymru]

Happy to make an offer for it if you think selling it would help? Serious offer

Ha no I think I will hang on to it , Makes a decent coffee table book for visitors!

 

[Curly green finger's]

I have a three year old that gave me six supers last year, I'm hoping she is still around this year.

Double brood? Fecund queen?