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  • From: Amy Porter <aporter17 AT gmail.com>
  • To: Elizabeth Pratson <elizabeth.pratson AT att.net>
  • Cc: NC Beekeepers Orange County <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Beehive map
  • Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2013 09:34:28 -0400

Hi Elizabeth,
So sorry to hear about your queen troubles.  The guy down the road from me, Harold P. Curtis, raises queens- Give him a call 336-376-6211 or 336-260 0801 (cell).  He's not always great about getting back to you so you might have to be persistent. 


On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 9:25 AM, Elizabeth Pratson <elizabeth.pratson AT att.net> wrote:
Hello beekeepers, Elizabeth Pratson here.  I am a beekeeper off of Dairyland and Bethel-Hickory Church Grove Ln (at 1520 Meadow Ln).  I lost one of my 2 hives during a cold spell, and realized yesterday when I went into my hives that I must have accidentally rolled my queen in my second hive a couple weeks ago.  I saw 2-3 supersedure cells in this hive yesterday, and I think they are going to hatch any day now.  My worry is that with only one hive, there are no drones to mate with.  The closest hives that I know of are near Mapelview Dairy.  I know that we used to have a map of beekeepers, and was wondering if that is still available.

I would love to try and purchase a new queen (if anyone has a mated queen for sale, I would be interested).  If I can't find a queen, then I might let my hive produce their own queen.  If I do let them produce their own queen, do you think I should move my hives closer to another hive if there are none nearby so that she will have some drones available to her.


Thank you all for your help!
Elizabeth Pratson
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