When will she emerge?

[beesleybees]

Hi guys,

Just want someone to confirm this last Thursday 5th June, I gave a suspected queenless nuc a frame of brood in all stages on Thursday 12th June, I inspected the nuc and found they had drawn out 5 queen cells. 4 were capped, one was nearly capped.

Now I don't want them to swarm but I want to keep hold of all the queen cells buy putting them into cages until they emerge and then put them into mating apideas ready for any splits in make.

I haven't got any cages but have just ordered some and I predict they will be here Tuesday. Do you think any of the queens will emerge by then?
My calculations say this weekend, am I right or wrong, thanx in advance

 

[beesleybees]

Wow, people must be as dumbfounded as I am lol

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

queens could emerge any time after 18th June, maybe even 17th

 

[Cazza]

queens could emerge any time after 18th June, maybe even 17th

I calculated that too. Not before 17th.
Cazza

 

[oliver90owner]

A runt (on a day 6 larva) could emerge tomorrow. Day 5 and day 4 larvae would likely be the better queens from larvae at insertion. Pot luck. Open cell should not be a problem is all that is definite.

Tuesday delivery? Probably too late, but you might be lucky. They should not swarm on emergency cells, but bees will be bees...

Only dumfounded that you have ten colonies, yet are raising queens in a probable weak nuc and likely have enough fingers and thumbs to count on for the answer.

 

[beesleybees]

A runt (on a day 6 larva) could emerge tomorrow. Day 5 and day 4 larvae would likely be the better queens from larvae at insertion. Pot luck. Open cell should not be a problem is all that is definite.

Tuesday delivery? Probably too late, but you might be lucky. They should not swarm on emergency cells, but bees will be bees...

Only dumfounded that you have ten colonies, yet are raising queens in a probable weak nuc and likely have enough fingers and thumbs to count on for the answer.

Just trial and error! Just like experimenting and seeing what works and doesn't work. No buggy if I loose the queens in the process. However I do not wish the nuc to swarm and as I've read, queens can be made from older larva, just couldn't remember how many days old they can be.

Btw, No longer have 10 colonies, keep meaning to change that. Worried now they will swarm without intervention