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Yes. Laying beautifullyIs the queen still alive?
Yes. Laying beautifullyIs the queen still alive?
To go back to thatNuc’ing the queen is not a fail safe option unfortunately
The queen can replace an underperforming one. Her bees, I’ll allow them to raise another queen and review in due course.To go back to that
It was a fail safe option. All that has happened is that the colony has built up to such a size that swarm preps have been made again. You say you are putting her into another colony. I'd be interested what happens there.....It is still early in the season. What will you do with her bees?
I’m sure he doesn’t mind. It’s been an interesting discussion and an illustration of swarmy bees. People contend that you don’t get swarmy genes just ineffective management. I recon you do.I’ve hyjacked Swarm’s thread enough, so I’ll be quiet. Sorry Steve.
I can't understand how the bees have built up again (in just three weeks) to such a size that swarm preps have been made when you did as you say on the 4/5, but there you go.The queen can replace an underperforming one. Her bees, I’ll allow them to raise another queen and review in due course.
Just to note, this has taken place over the last three weeks. Originally nuc’d on the 4/5, qc’s again on the 25/5.
No they were not plugged out.Very new beekeeper, but 1 cell sounds like supercedure. You don't mention if supers are full , but maybe my lack of experience, but from what i hear, new beekeepers main mistakes are doing too much in the hive.
In this situation id be considering adding a super or two if full and bruising half the downstairs stores so they carry it up and have more brood room and wait for the supercedure.. or swarm if that's what it turned out to be. but if its capped already they should have swarmed already.
id be toying with the above, or simply nothing for now.
I could be very wrong, and i would run this past my mentor as i really am that new
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