Remove queen cells to prevent half-caste queens?

[VolunteerK9]

which is the usual way that I learn something.

It's a more perminent method of remembering.

Yup..in particular if the lesson learned was obtained through either a significant amount of pain or $$

[Grid]

"The inferior queens caused by using the emergency method is because the bees cannot tear down the tough cells in the old combs lined with cocoons. The result is that the bees fill the worker cells with bee milk floating the larvae out the opening of the cells, then they build a little queen cell pointing downward. The larvae cannot eat the bee milk back in the bottom of the cells with the result that they are not well fed. However, if the colony is strong in bees, are well fed and have new combs, they can rear the best of queens. And please note-- they will never make such a blunder as choosing larvae too old."--Jay Smith

This seems to be the most likely reason for what I saw in my OH.  I'm thinking that if I want to make nucs, or make splits, or do anything involving the bees rearing a new queen, I should put a newly drawn frame of comb into the brood nest, and use it for the eggs/larvae 3 days later.  Then the bees will have soft cells to tear down.

Grid.

[bailey]

i dont throw away queen cells at all. if nothing else they make bees that draw comb which makes my operation more effective cause even if they dont do well and die out they made 3 to 5 frames of comb.
i requeen with a quality girl if it is an advantage.
i am not above droping a poor queen in the alcohol jar that holds the queen of the meanest hive i ever had mind you, but they all get a chance to prove the blood line before being  (invited ) to ( swim )  :evil:

bailey