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Title: My queen was replaced
Post by: bwallace23350 on June 06, 2016, 05:42:06 PM
On Saturday I checked my hives and in one of my cells my queen had been replaced and I did not even know it. The queens I bought were marked but this was not and was of a much darker color. Is this normal and is it something I should be concerned about with my hive. This is in my stronger hive.
Title: Re: My queen was replaced
Post by: Psparr on June 06, 2016, 05:53:24 PM
The bees know best.
Title: Re: My queen was replaced
Post by: KeyLargoBees on June 06, 2016, 10:32:34 PM
packages = supercedure usually ;-)
Title: Re: My queen was replaced
Post by: GSF on June 07, 2016, 08:31:03 AM
ditto & ditto

Is this normal and is it something I should be concerned about with my hive? Not now(lol)
Title: Re: My queen was replaced
Post by: bwallace23350 on June 07, 2016, 10:22:57 AM
Yeah I should not be worried. It is a very docile hive and the stronger of the two.
Title: Re: My queen was replaced
Post by: BeeMaster2 on June 08, 2016, 07:08:26 AM
She also has a better chance of making it through the winter because her father is probably a local.
Jim