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Date: | Sun, 19 May 2002 20:06:48 EDT |
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Rodney,
In my PINK PAGES just last month, I wrote about the TIME that might elapse
between a swarm and a new queen laying eggs. This can easily be a time as
long as 25 days.
So often, beekeepers requeen when there is a virgin queen in the colony and
hence the new bought queen is killed.
If you have followed my writings, you know that I am extremely STRONG on
having all queens MARKED, so you never have to guess as to "what queen is
this one?" I say that to you now - MARK YOUR QUEEN. Yellow is the proper
color for 2002.
A LAYING queen should start laying within 2 days after being released from
her queen cage. There is no finer queen breeder in the entire U.S. than Reg
Willbanks.
I wish I had a good answer for you.
George Imirie
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