>  Why remove the old queen? In the New Zealand study 95% of the young queens
>survived in the first study and 92% in the second.


Can you provide the link? I'd like to read the study.

>
>About the same percent as with cells (if you candle your cells).


And, how would you make use of queens from the mating nucs?


  I actually have got a
>box with a small hole with the light inside.

What size is the box, hole, light bulb.

>If the head does not bob then
>the queen cell hits the trash can.


She moves because of the light, or because you are handling the cell?
Mike


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