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Re: Cages & virgin queen size (was raising queens)
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Dave Cushman <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 9 Feb 2004 10:06:10 -0000
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Hi  all.

Waldemar said...

> w/ a frame of fresh eggs to build emergency cells from.

OK for raising 3 or 4 queens, providing that none of the 'eggs' have hatched
into larvae.

It is the age at which being fed as a queen started that is important rather
than just plumpness of the finished virgin.

I still reckon grafting is the easiest and most controlled method and would
do this myself even if I was only looking for 3 or 4 queens.


Best Regards & 73s, Dave Cushman... G8MZY
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