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M. Wyborn. 1991. Mass Storage of Honey Bee Queens During the Winter.
M.Sc. Thesis Simon Fraser University. Burnaby, B.C. 121 p. encountered
the problem of sequential addition of queens to a queen bank. I don't
immediately see the discussion, but as I recall, queens in the same
laying condition could be accepted by a bank, but when any subsequent
"fresher" queens were added, most of the previous batch of queens would
die within a few days.
The best results (60 % survival after 6 months, with subsequent summer
performance the same as for queens wintered in 5 frame nucs) obtained
were from outdoor bank colonies prepared from strong 2 queen colonies (3
std boxes in Sept, reduced to 2 in October), queens removed 24 hr before
adding bank frames with up to 48 queens in cages 2.5 mm mesh without
attendants. All Q cells removed 1 week after introducing bank frames.
Kerry Clark, Apiculture Specialist
B.C. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
1201 103 Ave
Dawson Creek B.C.
V1G 4J2 CANADA Tel (250) 784-2231 fax (250) 784-2299
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