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Title: cast off swarms
Post by: beedad on June 01, 2012, 11:41:18 PM

if the queen of a hive dies, but there are a few swarm cells, would the first emerging virgin queen have a cast off swarm, or want to kill the other queen cells...IF the hive has a high population? Thoughts? Opinions?
Thanks!

Title: Re: cast off swarms
Post by: iddee on June 01, 2012, 11:45:19 PM

If the hive has plans to swarm and you kill the queen, they will swarm with the first queen hatched. Is that what you are asking?

Title: Re: cast off swarms
Post by: beedad on June 02, 2012, 12:03:11 AM

ok, thanks!

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