On 30 Apr 97 at 10:10, Jim Moore wrote: Queen cells with eggs
 
 
>         What are recommended courses of action. I have a four frame
> and a five frame nuc available. I have ordered a queen, I'm not sure when
> it will arrive. I have no extra drawn deep comb.
>
>         My choices seem to be:
>               1  - make a couple of nucs to reduce the population
>               2  - let things alone and see what happens
>               3  - do a split with a new queen
>               4  - do a split without a queen
>               5  - put on a third deep and checkerboard the with
>                         new foundation and the comb from the two deeps.
 
It all depends on what you as the keeper wants. It involves a series of
questions.
        Do I need a new queen?  New last year, then no!
        Do I want increase?  No, then use item 5, with a cut out of cells.
        Do I want increase?  Yes, then use 3 or 4 but take a goodly amount of
brood away.
        Do I want the hive to swarm? Yes, then use 2.
Just be sure of one thing, without interference from the keeper, or a
sudden break in the weather, or nectar flow, then they're gone.
        As to timing, a.s.a.p, otherwise the swarming impulse will be too fixed
and irreversible.
 
 
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