<<The end of October in NE New York (which is a similar climate to NE Ohio)
is getting pretty late to <<requeen a hive.  First, cause it's pretty late
in the season.  AND if something goes awry with your first <<attempt it will
be even later to try to set things straight.
Those thoughts occurred to me as well.  But not actually having tried such a
thing, I figured I'd bait the list for someone who may have tried requeening
late in the season.  Just curious to learn from others' experiences.
<<Given what you told us, I'd wait 'till next spring.  What you didn't tell
us is why you want to requeen.
Just ornery bees.  I'm in no big hurry to requeen.  Spring would be soon
enough.  I was just curious as to the likely success of trying it in late
Fall.  Has anyone out there actually tried it, either out of curiosity or
necessity?
<<I don't recall reading any warnings about Apistan and requeening,
I believe Kim Flottum has warned against having fluvalinate in a hive with a
young queen until she's been laying several weeks.  It might not be a
problem, but apparently some people have experienced problems they've
attributed to the strips being present at that time.  Correct me if I've
misquoted you Kim.
<<And how are you requeening?  Introduction cage blocked with candy?
Uniting a nuc?  There are ways to increase your odds, waiting 'till October
is not one of them.
Probably just the queen cage blocked with candy.  I was thinking I'd remove
the old queen and then wait a few hours, or even a day before placing the
new queen in the hive.

I'm definitely leaning towards requeening in the Spring, but I'd still like
to hear more comments regarding late Fall requeening.

Mike Swintosky
Dellroy, Ohio