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Sun, 24 May 1998 19:48:07 EDT
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After Requeening it is pretty common to see supercedeure cells.
 
1 are the bees hedging their bet or in most cases is the new queen a dud?
 
2 do you pinch the supercedure cells until the new queen has had a few weeks
laying?
 
I have been requeening by making a nuc and combining with newspaper and still
see supercedure cells and wonder what is proper practice.
 
Here in SE CT the honey flow is strong - top supers are nearly capped next
super down is full and not runny next 2 supers down are being filled or drawn
out as I mix new foundation with partly filled comb above the brood nest.
 
no sign of varroa in any of the drone brood that develops in odd bee spaces.
 
Tom

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