On 22 Apr 99, at 22:05, Ivan McGill wrote:
>Could you give a little more information on how to do this?
> > There are also ways to put cells into queen right hives for requeening
> >this way with little work involved.

This method is all dependant on a number of pre-determined points.
An older queen, available ripe queen cells, marked queens, and a flow on.
        A ripe cell is placed in the top of a central brood frame, in a cell
protector. In due course the virgin emerges from the cell protector and of
course is quite safe from the bees as they never kill a newly emerged
virgin.
                The virgin goes to mate, ultimately taking over the hive from the old
queen.
                A number of points to watch for. Marking queens verifies a take over, a
flow on gives the bees plenty to do and are easier to deal with. A cell
high in the brood will be safe from chilling in the event of a cold snap.
A cell protector is vital, otherwise the bees attitude is quite plain,
'they didn't put it there, so it's in the way and they'll remove it'. It
will not work with a young queen, only a queen about to be supersceded.





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