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Re: [ocba] Introducing a queen to an established colony
- From: Walter Starks <walterstarks AT icloud.com>
- To: Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com>
- Cc: John Rintoul <beecd AT icloud.com>, Orange County Beekeepers Association <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [ocba] Introducing a queen to an established colony
- Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2016 15:28:27 -0400
That's usually my test. I don't really like to just pull the plug on the candy end of the cage and hope everything works out for the best. I like to leave in both plugs and check the hive again in a few days. If I can blow on the bees outside the cage and have them just scatter I'll go ahead and open the cage manually. If I can't get the bees to let go then I'll leave the plugs in and put her back in the hive for a few more days. If it's been more than a week or so and the workers still haven't accepted her, I'll start looking for a second queen already in the hive or some other explanation, but at least I can still possibly install the caged queen into a queen castle or something similar. They're expensive and I hate to waste them. ______ Walter You never can tell with bees. ~ Winnie-the-Pooh
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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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