On Tue, 24 Apr 2001 George Imirie <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hence, about the earliest a beginner can see evidence of young larva
> is 11-12 days after the virgin queen emerges from her queen cell; so
> don't surmise your hive is queenLESS too quick and order a new queen
> because she will just be killed by the new virgin queen.
I'd say that even 11-12 days can be optimistic in some cases. I had a
hive swarm, and I didn't see any evidence of a mated queen (eggs or
larva) until 3-4 *weeks* after the swarm. What was the virgin queen
doing during that time? Who knows...
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James Ralston
Pittsburgh, PA, USA