Unplanned requeening

[madasafish]

Never tried that. The mind boggles. Do you need to thin the honey to the consistency of thick syrup?

Well you cannot dunk her in set honey
Runny honey

 

[hemo]

One can use the honey dunk method for exchanging liker for like queens , so if you have a suicidal oe kamikaze colony as long as the replacement Q is laying simply hoof out the old Q and pop the new Q well covered in honey on to the top bars or even a small piece of card to watch the proceedings. If she is well plastered in honey the 3 - 5 mins of cleaning taken and her scent is masked and she is accepted.

 

[Sutty]

One can use the honey dunk method for exchanging liker for like queens , so if you have a suicidal oe kamikaze colony as long as the replacement Q is laying simply hoof out the old Q and pop the new Q well covered in honey on to the top bars or even a small piece of card to watch the proceedings. If she is well plastered in honey the 3 - 5 mins of cleaning taken and her scent is masked and she is accepted.

I'm surprised she doesn't drown! Ever had this happen?

 

[hemo]

She isn't needing swimming lessons use thick honey not runny thin honey, use a T-spn or small container to roll her in or to cover her .