Got my packaged bees today. Tomorrow should be 70 so I want to combine it with my hive. Today was rainy and I couldn't do much so I put them on top of Italians and separeted them with screen board. I left queen in the cage for now, didn't remove the cork, and not sure if I should get rid of her, since I already have my other queen that I want to keep, unless someone wants her, cause I don't know what else to do.
I need an advise!
I have my old hive on the bottom (with queen) and packaged on the top (with Queen). I read in one of the topics here that the queen that I want to keep should be on the top, is that true (don't forget she is on the bottom for now).
How many days should I keep them sepetated with screen board?
Is it possible to combine hive with the package, than take the new queen and put her in the 4-frame nuc and add a couple of frames with bees?
Sorry for asking so many questions, but I seriously need help and really don't want to get rid of the new queen. If this sounds like a crazy idea, let me know. If you are somewhere near my area, you are more than welcome to stop by and I'll give you the queen.
You are not having crazy ideas, you are having intelligent conversations with yourself. When you start to argue with yourself, now that's crazy! :-D
Your thinking is most correct.
Combine the package with the queenright hive, I like the queenright hive on the bottom personally and use the package queen to make a nuc.
BTW, if next time you simply want to bolster your numbers, you can order a queenless package, cheaper too.
...JP
U can send that queen to me. I'll buy her. PM me
Beaver Dam: I am sorry to tell you but someone else have stopped by and picked up that bee queen.
JP: How long do I have to wait to remove double screen? I installed package this past Saturday.
Thanks.
Quote from: ivashka on April 20, 2010, 03:19:54 AM
Beaver Dam: I am sorry to tell you but someone else have stopped by and picked up that bee queen.
JP: How long do I have to wait to remove double screen? I installed package this past Saturday.
Thanks.
If it were me, I would just combine them, but that's me.
...JP