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Gene Ash writes:
> I would wait just a while longer before thinking the hive was
> hopelessly queen less. When I am actively making up queens here my
> calendar allows one month between starting the process and looking
> for a mated queen. Tossing in a mated queen in a hive that has
> a queen cell or a virgin is pretty much a waste.
Thanks for your advice, Gene. My new (purchased queen) is due to
arrive on August 7, and I will very definitely make sure, before I put
her in, that there's no queen or queen cell in the hive. I believe
that this is the case now (or was on Saturday), but I will check again.
> I would also be hesitant about removing honey or any manipu lation
> that disturbs the hive excessively..
What would be your concern in this respect?
> Gene in California and enjoying he fine weather...
Anne, backyard beekeeper, Montreal (where we've been in a heat wave for
about one month!).
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