Old Queen Cages

MustbeeNuts · June 12, 2010, 11:27:36 AM

I want to intruduce a new queen to hive that I seem to killed out the queen, or over split and took the queen away. :( But I do have a queen to put in. I have an old queen cage with candy in one end becuz I usually let them out after a few days. Would the candy be bad. or can I use that cage over again. were talking less than a year old , no mold no anything but the candy is pretty hard. I mean I can still just do a release but wondered about any side effects. And wondered if the bees could still eat there way thru.

JP · June 12, 2010, 11:40:33 AM

Sounds like it is still good. If its really hard, pop a small nail or pin through it to give them a start.

...JP

MustbeeNuts · June 12, 2010, 11:52:30 AM

Thanks JP, !!

JP · June 12, 2010, 11:55:17 AM

You're welcome Al. Just out of curiosity, was this cage kept in the fridge?

...JP

skflyfish · June 12, 2010, 01:06:41 PM

Hey Al,

Did that little queen start laying in the queen rearing nuc? If so, kewl. Is she fat now?

Someone just talked about using marshmallows for the candy plug.

Jay

MustbeeNuts · June 12, 2010, 01:45:18 PM

LOL I still haven't checked ,, i'll go there later today tho. I got no marshmellows either, I'm a sad case... LOL LOL

MustbeeNuts · June 12, 2010, 01:46:02 PM

JP,

ahhhh no ,, just a little box with a bunch of queen cages.

theriverhawk · June 13, 2010, 08:34:30 AM

Shouldn't be a problem if the candy has turned hard. I use jelly beans sometimes in a pinch. They're pretty tough on the outside.