Hi Garrett:
 
>I do rear my own queens hear in Ohio.  All I need to rear queens by the end
>of April (which is when I start) or any time is nice large colonies with
>lots and lots of DRONES.  The dandelion flow starts around mid April, that
>gives them the stimulation they need to kick it in to high gear.  Using the
>two-queen system helps in getting those nice large colonies early spring
>and so dose over wintering them in 3 deep hive bodies.  Most of my
>two-queening gets done around the second week of May but I start as early
>as possible.
 
Thanks for the explanation.  We never expect dandelions until May.  But I am
still curious about one thing:  If you start rearing queens at the end of
April and then do your two-queening the second week of May does that mean
you are giving the "uppers" queen cells? or virgins?
 
Regards, Stan