When moving a frame of eggs from one beeyard to another, how important is temperature and care of the frame of eggs? In other words, must the nurse bees be kept on the frame at all times or can the blank frame simply sit on the front seat out of the wind? Also, does rough handling or bouncing around dislodge the eggs?
How about a moving a frame of brood (capped and/or uncapped), same scenario?
I have moved pieces of comb to get larvae for queen raising. I have put comb piece under my shirt against skin. It has succeeded.
Brood box temperature is 32C.
It it advice if you move larvae or that kind , you should have stryrofoam box and big warm water container on the bottom. Take water which tamperature is 36C
If you keep some minutes brood frame outside hive, it gets chalk brood if temperature is under 20 -17C.
If you keep eggs in open air, they will dry easily. Bees eate them.
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If the transfering of the frames are premeditated prior to going into a hive I just pop both tops pull 1 empty(?) hive from the receiving hive and trade with a brood frame from the giving hive--shaking the frames. I've never seen or experienced a need to keep the frames warm unless I have to transport the brood frame some distance and have then found wrapping it in burlap is sufficient.