Walter Zimmermann <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Greetings:
In my case three pure Russians arrived from the breeder and I had prepared  the nucs as usual a day ahead.
I installed the queens without the attendants and waited.
Walt,
    Be aware that sometimes Russian queens are very difficult to introduce.  Making up nucs increases your odds for success, but sometimes, even if you do everything right, the bees won't accept the Russians.   They are easier to introduce into the Caucasian line than the Italian.  It helps if the colony to which they are going to be introduced are pretty confused, like if you take a frame of bees from two, three, or four different colonies to make up you nucs.  Good luck with yours.   Let us know how it goes.

Mike in LA



 		
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