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Title: Requeening/split?
Post by: RangerBrad on June 29, 2011, 08:39:09 AM
When requeening or on the new side of a split with a added new queen are you ever worried about the bees building a supercedure cells? Thank's, Brad
Title: Re: Requeening/split?
Post by: FRAMEshift on June 29, 2011, 01:04:22 PM
Many purchased queens (especially those that come with packages) do get superseded.  It slows the hive down a bit but it's not a disaster.  The bees will take care of it. 

Supersedure is really only a big issue for people who think commercial queens are superior to open-mated queens.
Title: Re: Requeening/split?
Post by: RangerBrad on June 29, 2011, 05:16:03 PM
Just purchased and installed some sunkists and a queen from Tabers and want to see how they preform, especially since I'm trying to eliminate the breed (russians) that are in the hives now. How often should I inspect for supercedure cells as I of course installed frames of brood with each split. Thank's, Brad