Harvey Hyde wrote:
>
> If I split my two BC's and allow the queenless half to raise its own
> queen, why is it recommended to destroy any started cells after four days?
>  Wouldn't this force the workers to raise the queen from still older larva?
>
> Harvey Hyde
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It's not all started cells but all capped cells that you destroy after 4
days.  The ones that are capped this soon are too old when converted by
the bees.  The younger ones are not ready to cap in 4 days.  Don't
destroy the uncapped cells at this point.  They are the ones you want to
keep.
 
Michael Reddell
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