requeening from a questionable queen

[Cuckmere couple]

if you have a queen from a reliable strain, but who's laying pattern is patchy and you want to replace her...is it ok to use her eggs to allow them to re-queen from or would you use a FOE from another colony

i have one who is from a strain i like and who's laying rate is good but patchy....wonder if her eggs would be fine to allow re-queening from

 

[enrico]

The honest answer....they might be ok but they might not!

 

[Cuckmere couple]

The honest answer....they might be ok but they might not!

not up there with your most helpful of responses Enrico

 

[drex]

I only use eggs/larvae from my best queens, the choice of parameters for "best" is up to you.

 

[enrico]

not up there with your most helpful of responses Enrico

It's a bit like saying what is your child going to behave like when the mother is an angel! My kids are chalk and cheese with the same mother!

 

[Swarm]

Her brood pattern is patchy, not the best candidate.

 

[blackcloud]

But better than the one who spawns psycopaths!

 

[Erichalfbee]

if you have a queen from a reliable strain, but who's laying pattern is patchy and you want to replace her...is it ok to use her eggs to allow them to re-queen from or would you use a FOE from another colony

i have one who is from a strain i like and who's laying rate is good but patchy....wonder if her eggs would be fine to allow re-queening from

No. Get yourself a decent mated queen