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Re: ​ Re: [BEE-L] Measuring Mite Immigration
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Charles Linder <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 8 Jan 2018 11:43:27 -0600
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>Back when we would install 100 plus Packages a year we would reduce drift by first dunking the need in warm water.  First we'd remove the Fred can and queen.  Next >we'd shake the bees to the bottom of the cage and then immerse for a count of 10.  We'd then pour the bees into the nuc, release the queen on top of the pile of >wet bees, and move on.
>This cut drifting way down.



I hadn’t thought about it till now,  but the standard practice in adding bees to queen nucs in the mating yards is to "sugar coat them"  syrup is poured over the bees in the cage until they are a sticky mess (you swear you killed them)  by the time the clean up and digest the syrup,  they stay home.


Charles

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