spare sealed queen cells

[GJUK]

Hi guys,

I have 3 great sealed queen cell which I have no use for - they were removed from queenless splits.

Right now they are sat not that far away from my AGA, keeping warmish.

Is there anything I can use them for, mini nucs for an example or should I destroy them?

Thanks,

 

[alfazer]

If you kill them, I believe they would be a useful source of queen pheromone to rub on a bait hive. You can keep them in alcohol for same purpose in the future.

 

[drex]

Queen does not develop its full pheromone array until mated. That is why virgins are generally ignored in the hive. So I doubt larvae or immature pupae would have much effect. If I cull a mature queen, I pop her into my jar of alcohol, to make " queen juice", which I then use as an attractant.