On Tue, 14 May 1996, James D. Satterfield wrote:
> Adam, Joel, Roy, Kevin, Nik, and others who have been following the thread
> on priming queen cell cups for grafting larvae:
>
> I didn't use the same cell-building colony that I had been using.
That seems to be fine,
> I am using queenless, free-flying colonies to build the cells. If I
> supply a frame of emerging brood I seem to get good building.
Yes Jim, we really need enough populations of *nursing bee* to be sure of
good acceptance.
>
> The colony I tried to get to build the saliva-primed cells appeared to be
> queenless...no brood. I looked through the hive, but I saw no queen nor
> brood. The hive is a strong colony, is bringing in honey like mad.
> Perhaps the queen was just taking a rest? :) Anyhow, I'm going to try
> using saliva one more time, using a 000 brush for transferring larvae,
> then putting the frame into the hive that I know is queenless and has
> been giving me a good build. I'll file a report on my results in a few days.
>
Using a colony that has given you a good building record will not ensure
you with the same success. By then the particular colony might be
exausted of nurse bee population.
>
> I thank all of you who have sent me suggestions and given me help of any
> type. It is a pleasure to be associated with all of you.
>
> Cordially yours,
>
> Jim
>
Good luck,
Nik Mohamed
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