Queen shipping

orin · July 10, 2020, 08:22:08 PM

Thinking about shipping some queens this year.... how many nurse bees should i be putting in the cage with the queen just out of curiosity?

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iddee · July 10, 2020, 08:54:29 PM

I put 4 to 5. Others may vary.

TheHoneyPump · July 11, 2020, 01:41:58 AM

Depends on the cage.
- For JZBZ mini cage, I put 5. If I lost count, the odd one probably got 7.
- For calif mini wood cage, I put 7.
- For old std big wood cage, I put 9.

Robo · July 11, 2020, 08:51:41 AM

Just make sure if you are shipping out of state that you have a health certificate from your state.

orin · July 11, 2020, 03:06:04 PM

Thanks guys for the info much appreciated

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TheHoneyPump · July 11, 2020, 05:40:20 PM

The unsaid importance of the cage attendants are the purposes of them being in there.
- the queen needs grooming
- the queen needs to be feed water, carbohydrates, and jelly.
- she has to be kept from getting cold
- she has to be kept from getting hot
Viable sperm dies at high and low temperatures. Thus a caged queen can come out good or bad. The attendant bees climate control the mini environment around her. The more bees in the cage the better, within reason.

van from Arkansas · July 11, 2020, 07:12:47 PM

Orin, just want to say that is a beautiful pic: a lil fuzzy but looks like a manicured lawn, fenced in hives, huge tree, all GREEN, and the sun is in the pic. Looks like a nice peaceful place where a person can relax. All ya need is a lil lemonade or a cold beer as one may prefer.

orin · July 11, 2020, 08:44:59 PM

Haha thank you.. i currently have 2 yards and that one is by far my favorite just cant beat the view

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