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Re: [ocba] Introducing a queen to an established colony
- From: Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com>
- To: John Rintoul <beecd AT icloud.com>
- Cc: Bynum Hoekstra <bynumhoekstra AT gmail.com>, Orange County Beekeepers Association <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [ocba] Introducing a queen to an established colony
- Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2016 13:28:20 -0400
Excellent pics and commentary, John!
One thing that doesn't show up in pictures is the bees' attitude. In my limited experience with caged queen introductions, if you gently brush (e.g. with your finger or clump of grass) or blow on the bees adhering to the cage and they mostly move off of it or at least lazily shift around, their attitude is LOW on the Murderous Scale. But if they hang on to the cage and refuse to move, as if they are on a sworn mission, their attitude is HIGH on the Murderous Scale. Does this correspond to what you've observed? Randall On 4/6/2016 9:52 AM, John Rintoul wrote: 93BC5743-0633-4DED-8369-F1A8E2D687AC AT icloud.com" type="cite"> Bynum, |
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[ocba] Introducing a queen to an established colony,
John Rintoul, 04/06/2016
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Re: [ocba] Introducing a queen to an established colony,
Randall Austin, 04/06/2016
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Re: [ocba] Introducing a queen to an established colony,
Walter Starks, 04/06/2016
- Re: [ocba] Introducing a queen to an established colony, John Rintoul, 04/06/2016
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Re: [ocba] Introducing a queen to an established colony,
Walter Starks, 04/06/2016
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Re: [ocba] Introducing a queen to an established colony,
Randall Austin, 04/06/2016
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