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Title: put in new queen ?
Post by: hardtime on April 16, 2009, 06:40:46 PM
   gave  it 5 day  went to check on them. this what  i  show  queen out she in middle of the bees   but i seen the start or some queen cells to .wonder what that was? thay look like thay like her  but i seen  no egg .  ? what yall think is goen on in there.
Title: Re: put in new queen ?
Post by: Kathyp on April 16, 2009, 06:44:55 PM
you put a queen in an established hive, or was this a package? 
why did you put in a queen and how long did you think they were queenless before you did this.

more info please  :-)
Title: Re: put in new queen ?
Post by: hardtime on April 16, 2009, 06:52:21 PM
it was a spilt  .with brood from  other  .well established  hive . queen lest  1 or 2 day before  she was put in with them.
Title: Re: put in new queen ?
Post by: Kathyp on April 16, 2009, 06:55:37 PM
as soon as they knew they were queenless, they started making queens.  i'd leave it alone and see what happens, or use the frame with queen cells for another split if you are going to make one. 

if you leave them alone, the bees will either tear out the cells they have made, or the queens will fight it out when they emerge.