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- From: Janet Weinberg <janetweinberg AT yahoo.com>
- To: Orange County Beekeepers Association <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [ocba] 2 queens, 1-1/2 hives
- Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 21:51:34 -0700
I have a good strong hive with a good queen. I made a nuke from a weak hive early Sept. with a new, very good queen that has really produced new bees. (constant 1:1 sugar water and pollen) My problem: I don't think the nuke is strong enough to make another hive before consistent cold weather sets in. I don't want to combine it with the hive I have because both queens are so good and productive. I'm thinking I could keep the nuke, maybe take some bees from the other hive in Dec. (newspaper method) and both would have a good winter. I would keep feeding, of course. I did call a couple Bee farms but they have no bees to buy which I would really like because then I could change the nuke into a hive. Also, I have frames of honey in the freezer to supplement the hives if needed this winter. What should I do?
Thanks. This is such a wonderful site. I have learned so much!
Janet
919-563-4224
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[ocba] 2 queens, 1-1/2 hives,
Janet Weinberg, 10/22/2014
- Re: [ocba] 2 queens, 1-1/2 hives, Starks, Walter, 10/22/2014
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