Hi All
 
A while ago there was a post on the group about some paper where it
was found that a queen leaves in a swarm with the most genetically
similar offspring.
 
This set me thinking that if one swaps queens in hives at different
ends of the apiary (acting as though they were normal queens etc)
then theoretically if a hive does swarm it will swarm with a small
swarm.
 
I have tried a variation of this where I requeened a hive with an old
raggedy queen from a wild swarm, and withing a week they had built
supersedure cells, and for all I know did not swarm.
 
Anybody tried this??
 
Keep well
 
Garth
 
Garth Cambray           Camdini Apiaries
Grahamstown             Apis mellifera capensis
Eastern Cape Prov.
South Africa
 
Time = Honey
 
After careful consideration, I have decided that if I am ever a V.I.P
the I. may not stand for important.
(rather influential, ignorant, idiotic, intelectual, illadvised etc)