Waldemar wondering if it was warm enough for his queen to mate wrote:

>temperatures here on Long Island are in the high 60's F and low 70's F

One respected authority writes: “The *desirable* weather conditions for mating
include temperature above 20 degrees C.”  [my italics]

Timothy Eisele and James Kilty both mentioned successful queen rearing in less
than *desirable* temperatures.  Summer temperatures here in the Anchorage area
are also frequently (or is it usually?) less than what one would hope for. Still, our
bees sometimes get ahead of us by swarming and raising viable queens.

See this too:

http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman/avm.html


Regards,
Dick Allen

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