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Re: introducing a virgin queen
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Tim Arheit <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 8 Jun 2004 08:08:02 -0400
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At 10:21 PM 6/7/2004, you wrote:
>I believe I call that mating
>flights happen starting on about the third day...  What if I miss that day?

I have had this happen once when I was late placing ripe cells in mating
nucs.  I went ahead and placed the virgin queens in the nucs right away (no
caging) and it didn't pose a problem.  A queen will delay it's mating
flights if necessary for up to several weeks due to weather, being stuck in
a cage, etc.

I'm sure some have had more experience with this than I.  Anyone have to
deal with queens hatching while still in an incubator?

-Tim

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