On 25 Feb 97 at 13:47, Barry Birkey wrote: Re: FW: Queen killed by Field
Bee f
 
> not use Buckfast queens anymore but start with a package if I wanted Buckfast.
> Obviously there are many things that factor into queen replacement but I've never had
> this kind of extreme rejection before. Personally I think there is something legitimately
> affecting some of the queens that are being breed. If there was only just an isolated
> case here and there, that would be one thing but we're hearing more and more of these
> queen stories. Maybe I'm all wet. Maybe someone else can explain it all.
 
There has been reports in the past that Buckfast are more difficult to
introduce. The suggestion is to use a small nuc as a starter, but then
this method has been advocated many, many times in the past. Don't take a
gamble on expensive queens, by requeening a full sized hive.
        I must agree, there is a trend developing with queens which I find very
disturbing, some of which can be attributed to poor mating.
 
 
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