need help with re queening procedure

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adamant

April 29, 2013, 01:46:41 PM
I am thinking about re queening all my hives. can someone explain to me the procedure?

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hardwood

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April 29, 2013, 04:36:51 PM
Kill the old queen, wait a day, introduce new queens. Why do you want to replace?

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Steel Tiger

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April 29, 2013, 05:55:05 PM
Pretty much what hardwood said, but it might be wise to save the old queens for a couple days to make sure the new queens are accepted.
The best question is, "why do you feel the need to?".
I seen a guy on youtube kill a great laying queen, a solid brood pattern, because he bought a queen from a place in NY that was that was advertised as "mite resistant".
Later videos showed him still treating for mites, along with other stuff that he didn't have.
Good luck

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April 30, 2013, 12:11:11 PM
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