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saving queen for later
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Paul Nicholson <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 16 Oct 1998 23:06:15 -0700
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Hi,
 
I have a hive that just raised an emergency queen. It was doing quite well
but something happened to the queen. I'm getting a new mated tested queen
because I fear the emergency queen will be undermated as there are not many
drones left. Anyway, I don't really want to kill the emergency queen, as I
would like to split this hive as soon as the population builds. I'm in
southern california and our honey flow happens early here and the bees can
forage almost every day.
 
Could I remove the emergency queen to a queen cage for a few days while I
put in the new queen, and then put the emergency queen's cage back in the
hive with the corks in until I want to try the split.
 
Paul
 
Paul Nicholson               Electronic Imaging Systems, Inc.
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