queen cell queation

Started by Kirk-o, June 11, 2005, 07:27:56 PM

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Kirk-o

June 11, 2005, 07:27:56 PM
How long after a queen comes out of her cell that she leaves with a swarm?Does a queen mate before she swarms ?
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thegolfpsycho

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June 11, 2005, 07:29:21 PM
The old queen normally leaves with the primary swarm.  She usually leaves before the new queen has emerged

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June 12, 2005, 02:52:04 PM
Afterswarms (not the primary swarm) leave with a virgin.  She does NOT mate before they leave.  She does have to have two or three days to "harden" before she's toughed up enough for the trip.
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