In a message dated 08/02/2011 15:53:55 GMT Standard Time,  
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The  queen will be the older queen, the bees may have mites, AFB,  etc


Put them in a cardboard box in site for the first 3 days, then hive them in 
 the hive. Burn the box with any newly drawn comb. That will get rid of any 
 AFB.  Having interfered with them in that way it might be judicious to 
give  them some syrup to get them started again. Then, when they're settled in 
but  before they have any sealed brood, give them the oxalic treatment to 
get rid of  any mites.  Depending on age, space, season, genes etc they may 
supersede  the queen the same year or she may go on for longer.  Longevity may 
be  worth selecting for as, if Mother has a comparatively long life, so may 
her  daughters, giving the colony more bees at less expense.
 
Chris

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