>  I wanted to buy a little time and consider how I could introduce virgin
queens
> to a mating nuc.

Brian Sheriff in England told me many years ago how he introduces virgins to
mating nucs.  He purposely bought virgins.  Not sure if Brian is still doing
this.

He waits till it is almost dark and goes to the nuc.  He puffs some smoke in
the entrance and runs the virgin in puffing a little more smoke in after the
virgin.  Brian said he had good success rates of introduction and I assume
subsequent mating.

FWIW

Trevor Weatherhead
AUSTRALIA

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