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Title: How long do I wait to ck. hived swarm?
Post by: DaveKow on June 06, 2008, 08:58:41 AM

How long do I have to wait to see what my hived swarm is doing? Is there a queen? Is she mated? The waiting is very hard on me. LOL.

Thanks,
Dave

Title: Re: How long do I wait to ck. hived swarm?
Post by: Moonshae on June 06, 2008, 02:30:17 PM

I usually wait a week. If it's a primary swarm, the queen is the old one, she will be mated already, it just might take some time for her to ramp up production again. If it's a secondary swarm with a virgin queen, it will take a while before she starts laying.

Title: Re: How long do I wait to ck. hived swarm?
Post by: Kathyp on June 06, 2008, 02:38:24 PM

i waited a week also. my small swarm did not start laying until the 3rd week.

Title: Re: How long do I wait to ck. hived swarm?
Post by: DaveKow on June 06, 2008, 03:39:28 PM

Thanks for the replies. I guess I can handle waiting a few more days.

Dave

Title: Re: How long do I wait to ck. hived swarm?
Post by: DaveKow on June 07, 2008, 02:58:53 PM

Checked my swarm hive today. Everything is going great. Saw the queen. Saw eggs and they have about 3-4 frames of comb built.

Dave

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