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Title: Introducing new queen
Post by: Hemlock on June 28, 2010, 10:50:59 AM

I've read that placing the queen cage near emerging brood helps acceptance. Are there any other hints I should use?

Title: Re: Introducing new queen
Post by: orvette1 on July 15, 2010, 12:20:59 PM

Before we were banned from buying any new queens here in Hawaii, I just pushed the queen cage in the bottom of the hive through the entrance. Or sometimes I took out a frame, dropped the queen cage in the bottom, put back the frame. The came back in a few days to see if everything worked like it should. I never had any problems.

Title: Re: Introducing new queen
Post by: fish_stix on July 15, 2010, 06:16:15 PM

orvette 1; why are you banned from buying queens?

Title: Re: Introducing new queen
Post by: AllenF on July 16, 2010, 08:44:15 AM

Have they stopped the moving of bees around Honolulu to isolate the mites?

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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => REQUEENING & RAISING NEW QUEENS => Topic started by: Hemlock on June 28, 2010, 10:50:59 AM