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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: Joelel on June 27, 2009, 08:24:55 PM

Title: Workers laying eggs
Post by: Joelel on June 27, 2009, 08:24:55 PM
Will a hive except a introduced queen if workers are laying eggs ?
Title: Re: Workers laying eggs
Post by: iddee on June 27, 2009, 09:00:16 PM
Very seldom. Best to add a frame of good eggs and let them raise one. May take three or more frames, one weekly.

Or do a shake out.
Title: Re: Workers laying eggs
Post by: Joelel on June 27, 2009, 09:22:07 PM
Quote from: iddee on June 27, 2009, 09:00:16 PM
Very seldom. Best to add a frame of good eggs and let them raise one. May take three or more frames, one weekly.

Or do a shake out.

What is a shake out ?
Title: Re: Workers laying eggs
Post by: iddee on June 27, 2009, 09:25:46 PM
If you have more than one hive, take the laying worker 50 feet in front of the other and shake or brush all the bees onto the ground. Put the hive in the house, garage, or other inaccessible place. The bees will then take up with the queen right hive or hives, without fighting.
Title: Re: Workers laying eggs
Post by: Joelel on June 27, 2009, 09:34:08 PM
Quote from: iddee on June 27, 2009, 09:25:46 PM
If you have more than one hive, take the laying worker 50 feet in front of the other and shake or brush all the bees onto the ground. Put the hive in the house, garage, or other inaccessible place. The bees will then take up with the queen right hive or hives, without fighting.

What do you mean here ?  The bees will then take up with the queen right hive or hives, without fighting.
Title: Re: Workers laying eggs
Post by: Kathyp on June 27, 2009, 09:50:12 PM
QuoteThe bees will then take up with the queen right hive or hives, without fighting.

just that.  they will join other hives.  it works like swapping hive locations.  workers are welcome.
Title: Re: Workers laying eggs
Post by: Joelel on June 27, 2009, 09:50:47 PM
Quote from: iddee on June 27, 2009, 09:25:46 PM
If you have more than one hive, take the laying worker 50 feet in front of the other and shake or brush all the bees onto the ground. Put the hive in the house, garage, or other inaccessible place. The bees will then take up with the queen right hive or hives, without fighting.

What happens to the hive in the garage with no bees ?
Title: Re: Workers laying eggs
Post by: Natalie on June 27, 2009, 09:53:06 PM
Buy more bees.
Title: Re: Workers laying eggs
Post by: rdy-b on June 28, 2009, 01:38:08 AM
Best way to get it Queen right is to use brood AND a Queen cell-If you have more than one hive you can use the demmare 
technique to raise cells from it-then harvest the cell with as much brood as the donor hive can afford -and you will hopefully be able to plug a four frame nuc with cell into the problem hive -and you will be on your way-very little a four frame nuc cant fix  :lol: 8-)  http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman/demaree.html
;) RDY-B
Title: Re: Workers laying eggs
Post by: Kathyp on June 28, 2009, 01:52:00 AM
QuoteWhat happens to the hive in the garage with no bees ?
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use it for expansion next year.
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