Hi  all

Bob Harrison said...
> Introductions of a different race queen into a different race hive can at
> times be problamatic. Wait a couple days longer would be a suggestion
> before releasing.

I will take this a little further and give you a pointer to a method
developed by Steve Taber, Albert Knight and John Dews. This method may take
a little longer, but if followed precisely will result in 100% introduction
of queens that are of totally different race.
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman/queenintro.html#ak_st_jd
It does require a simple 'gadget' (observation board) that has a few details
on
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman/obsboard.html

The Observation board page is in need of a re-write and looks a little
scruffy. The 100 mm dimension for the window space has been found to be too
short for some types of cage... The revamped page will amend this to 120 mm.


Best Regards & 73s, Dave Cushman... G8MZY
Beekeeping & Bee Breeding Website
Email: [log in to unmask] or  [log in to unmask]
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman & http://www.dave-cushman.net

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