Introducing capped brood into a 'foreign' hive

[OzBuzz]

If you introduce capped brood in to a foreign hive i.e. you're wanting to boost population in a nuc or something, and they're close to emerging - will there be any issues with them accepting the foreign queen?

[greenbtree]

I have never had any problem putting capped brood, or any brood into a hive.  The hive accepts them just fine, and they don't know any difference as they hatch out.

JC

[AllenF]

That is how you build up a weak hive, make splits and nucs, and finish out queen cells.  It is ok and done everyday. 

[Kathyp]

works fine and you don't even have to get all the nurse bees off.  just give it a shake and pop it in.

[D Coates]

Check to make sure the queen isn't on the frame (another reason to mark them) and plop them in the new hive.  It's really easy and effective.  I do it all the time.

[mathew]

Me too, I did this so many times this year when i had my drone laying queen. I had to maintain the hive population by transferring open and capped brood. Open brood to prevent a laying worker as larvae pheromones prevents that and capped brood to maintain the population.