In a message dated 29/11/2008 18:31:19 GMT Standard Time,  
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moving  nucs to a new location before
introducing a cell or queen in my opinion  helps.
The success (my opinion) comes from "trashing the hive" which  completely
makes the bees forget the old hive 


I have successfully used a method developed in New Zealand by Vince  Cook.  
The contents of a hive are evenly distributed between a handful of  nucs, each 
with a queen cell, that are placed in a circle surrounding the  position of 
the original hive, which has been removed.  The bees  redistribute themselves 
fairly evenly and any great imbalance can be rectified  by the beekeeper 
swapping combs at the next visit.
 
Chris

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