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> So what is wrong with leaving cells in starter colonies? Plenty of bees,
water, honey, pollen - why move them?
I guess it's just me, I hate it when things do not go as planned and I have
to think of a new way around something. I usually close young bees into a
ventilated box for 24 hours with food and water, after the 24 add the
grafted cells, pull them out after 24 hours and add every thing to a big
hive with a queen exculder to finish the cells.
I'll manage. We have just about missed the whole dandelion flow here and I
am going to need to start feeding bees that were heavy a week ago, they had
6 - 9 frames of capped brood so now I am sure they need syrup and are
hanging on the outside of boxes. Going out today to feed and probably give
them all a third brood box just to give some space. I usually run two deeps
but have enough equipment that the strongest hives can go into three.
Every year it seems the weather becomes more of a challenge along with the
health of the bees.
Thanks,
Karen
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