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Re: Swarmy, aggressive nuc
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Buckner Lewis <[log in to unmask]>
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Buckner Lewis <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thu, 5 Jun 2003 07:08:15 -0400
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Todd,  Split the hive, take the queen away with some bees and brood to a new
location. I normally just move it about three or four feet away and reverse
the entrance.  Leave the frames with queens cells at the old location.  The
old location will be queenless and will raise their own queen.  The field
force will remain with the old hive location.  If you do not they will
swarm.  Cutting out the Q-cells just prolongs their desire to swarm and one
day they will.

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