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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Re: reequeening aggressive bees
From:
Steven Albritton <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 10 Jun 1996 16:17:56 -0500
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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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A beekeeper told this method to my father.  He says he takes the hive and
sets a new box underneath with a Queen excluder between the old and the new.
He then puts some bee-go or whatever to run the bees down.  The queen can't
get down and is isolated.  Go in the top and she and maybe the drones should
be all that is left.  Take her away and put the new queen in.
 
 
 
At 01:34 PM 6/10/96 GMT, you wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>I have a naturally aggressive hive, which someone has given me (lucky me).
They seem
>healthy etc, but even on good days, during a flow and will fly off the
combs and
>attack. It is virtually impossible to get through the brood box of these
bees without a
>lot of trouble. They are in sharp contrast to my other bees which are very
easy to
>handle.
>
>The books I have read say if a colony becomes aggressive for no obvious
reason the then
>requeen it.
>
>The problem is I find I can't find the queen during my hurried and distracted
>inspections.
>
>Is there an easy way to get the old queen out, which doesn't involve a lot of
>disruption.
>
>Steve
>Scotland
>
>

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