Virgin queens have to have a fed of honey and pollen short after emerging otherwise they only live for an hour or so.
If you are emerging V queens into cages, scrape down a pollen frame and mix some honey and pollen together and put a couple of drops in each cage. Add a little to the side of the cage each day and they should survive a week or more provided they are kept warm.
Frank Lindsay
New Zealand
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