providing drones for natural queen mating

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heaflaw

August 20, 2009, 02:27:18 PM
I want to raise new queens from my best hive by splitting.  If I put drone foundation in my other best hives now, will they raise drones to mate with the virgin queens?  Am I too late in the year?  I live in Piedmont NC.

John Schwartz

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August 20, 2009, 02:30:34 PM
After some reading in different places, I plan on eventually:

* Purchasing or raising high-quality queen
* Raise extra drones in quality hives and flood my somewhat isolated suburban area with those genetics
* Cull drones (could be part of mite control plan) from weak/undesired genetics hives

Hopefully, this is reality for me next year, Lord willin.
―John Schwartz, theBee.Farm

Bee-Bop

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August 20, 2009, 03:20:32 PM
This time of year I would think any Drones would be getting the old heavehoe before long !

Drones get the heavehoe in the fall, one of those first bee lessons.

Get a good Queen Raising book to read this winter.

Next Spring Ah !

Bee-Bop
" If Your not part of the genetic solution of breeding mite-free bees, then You're part of the problem "

Joelel

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August 20, 2009, 04:08:05 PM
Quote from: heaflaw on August 20, 2009, 02:27:18 PM
I want to raise new queens from my best hive by splitting.  If I put drone foundation in my other best hives now, will they raise drones to mate with the virgin queens?  Am I too late in the year?  I live in Piedmont NC.

How do ya raise queens from splitting ?

I hear to keep your line of bees pure,you need about 10 miles of land in every direction, put your hives in the middle,remove all trees and flood your land with drones.Don't inbreed either.
Acts2:37: Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
38: Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39: For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
40: And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation

RayMarler

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August 21, 2009, 03:58:37 AM
You'll want them to start laying the drone eggs in the drone frame 2 weeks before you do your split.
This is so you have correct aged drones in the air when the queen in your split is ready to mate.
Then it'll take 3 more weeks for the queen to mate and begin laying.
Thats 5 weeks from now, if you started today, which does not leave enough brood cycles left to build up by winter.
I would advise waiting until spring. Concentrate now on getting good stores in your hive, healthy and strong for the winter coming up.
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