When replacing a queen, what is the time between when she is released and when she starts laying. Thank's, Brad
Check for eggs in a week.
Thank's, So they may just hang out for a few days or a week after they have been released before they start laying? Brad
Depends on what that queen was doing before you introduced her. If she was actively laying already, there may not be any break at all. I have seen caged queens introduced with a new package lay within 3 days but they may have been waiting for drawn comb to lay in. If you are talking about a newly mated queen, that may take a week or more.
just had one hatch today. will let you know :-). here, it may depend on the weather. if it stays nice....and if she doesn't get eaten by the birds, i hope she'll get at it soon. this observation hive will go down pretty quickly if not.
>When replacing a queen, what is the time between when she is released and when she starts laying.
Somewhere between two days and two weeks...