I discovered one of my hives had gone queenless and had laying workers. I know that putting in a frame of eggs/brood weekly is supposed to correct this but this method has failed twice before for me. I saw the requeening frame that Brushy Mtn. sells, so I made one and put a frame of eggs/brood and new qeen in the requeening frame in the hive. Does anyone know how long I shood keep her in the frame? I used a standard medium frame and screened a section of it so that the queen can be fed but not killed by the hive.
I kept my queen in the frame for a week and then released her. It worked, however I placed a frame of capped/emerging brood right beside her.
I hadn't thought of a frame of emerging brood. I guess the idea is that the newly emerged bees will immediately recognize the queen as their's. Makes sense.
Quote from: dogdrs on November 07, 2011, 05:26:13 PM
I hadn't thought of a frame of emerging brood. I guess the idea is that the newly emerged bees will immediately recognize the queen as their's. Makes sense.
Yup, thats the idea. I wish I could take credit for it, lol, but I got it from someone on here :)
Quote from: VolunteerK9 on November 07, 2011, 08:16:03 PM
Quote from: dogdrs on November 07, 2011, 05:26:13 PM
I hadn't thought of a frame of emerging brood. I guess the idea is that the newly emerged bees will immediately recognize the queen as their's. Makes sense.
Yup, thats the idea. I wish I could take credit for it, lol, but I got it from someone on here :)
That's why we are all here anyway, isn't it? To share all the great ideas. :)
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Quote from: VolunteerK9 on November 07, 2011, 08:16:03 PM
Quote from: dogdrs on November 07, 2011, 05:26:13 PM
I hadn't thought of a frame of emerging brood. I guess the idea is that the newly emerged bees will immediately recognize the queen as their's. Makes sense.
Yup, thats the idea. I wish I could take credit for it, lol, but I got it from someone on here :)
That's why we are all here anyway, isn't it? To share all the great ideas. :)
To share mean that you usually give something in return-all I have done is sponge off of everyone else :)
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To share mean that you usually give something in return-all I have done is sponge off of everyone else :)
You have given advice, you will give more, that is sharing.