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Title: Introducing capped brood into a 'foreign' hive
Post by: OzBuzz on September 07, 2010, 11:52:47 PM
If you introduce capped brood in to a foreign hive i.e. you're wanting to boost population in a nuc or something, and they're close to emerging - will there be any issues with them accepting the foreign queen?
Title: Re: Introducing capped brood into a 'foreign' hive
Post by: greenbtree on September 08, 2010, 01:39:39 AM
I have never had any problem putting capped brood, or any brood into a hive.  The hive accepts them just fine, and they don't know any difference as they hatch out.

JC
Title: Re: Introducing capped brood into a 'foreign' hive
Post by: AllenF on September 08, 2010, 12:32:56 PM
That is how you build up a weak hive, make splits and nucs, and finish out queen cells.  It is ok and done everyday. 
Title: Re: Introducing capped brood into a 'foreign' hive
Post by: Kathyp on September 08, 2010, 12:39:48 PM
works fine and you don't even have to get all the nurse bees off.  just give it a shake and pop it in.
Title: Re: Introducing capped brood into a 'foreign' hive
Post by: D Coates on September 08, 2010, 01:54:06 PM
Check to make sure the queen isn't on the frame (another reason to mark them) and plop them in the new hive.  It's really easy and effective.  I do it all the time.
Title: Re: Introducing capped brood into a 'foreign' hive
Post by: mathew on September 08, 2010, 03:01:38 PM
Me too, I did this so many times this year when i had my drone laying queen. I had to maintain the hive population by transferring open and capped brood. Open brood to prevent a laying worker as larvae pheromones prevents that and capped brood to maintain the population.