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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
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  • [ocba] supercedure, Jerry Schoendorf, 10/27/2014
    • Re: [ocba] supercedure, Lewis Cauble, 10/30/2014

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