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- From: Lewis Cauble <lewis AT hivebody.com>
- To: NC Beekeepers Orange County <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [ocba] supercedure
- Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 09:40:33 -0400 (EDT)
If I saw a laying queen, I would probably tear it down.
If it is a small colony and there is obviously no queen it might be time to tear it down and combine them with a good colony.
If it is a strong colony I might leave the cell and assess the situation in March.
Lewis
> On October 27, 2014 at 2:41 PM Jerry Schoendorf <jerry AT schoe.com> wrote: > > > Is it advisable to destroy supercedure cells this late in the fall? > There appear to be few, if any, drones to fertilize a new queen, and barely enough time for a new queen to start a batch of brood. > > What are the options, please?? > > Thanks, > Jerry Schoendorf > _________________________________________ > ocba mailing list | North Carolina Beekeeping| http://www.theocba.org/ > Manage Your Subscription: http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/ocba/ |
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[ocba] supercedure,
Jerry Schoendorf, 10/27/2014
- Re: [ocba] supercedure, Lewis Cauble, 10/30/2014
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