Subject 1: 'clipped' queens.
A. Can a queen that's been clipped fly in order to swarm?
B. Will she lay queen cell eggs as though she will be leaving?
C. If she gets outside by walking or attempting to fly, will putting her back
in the hive assuage her urge to leave?
D. Do worker bees still recognize and respect a clipped and marked queen or do
they try to replace her because of the alterations?
Subject 2: feeding of syrup.
A. Does feeding sugar syrup to the bees into May (in order to help with wax
production on a package hive) have a tendency to bring on a swarm?
Thank you for your time.
Ty Riley
The Colony
Burnt Ranch, CA
Bob Arnett
Whitson Inc.
Willow Creek, CA 95573