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Re: using queen cells and timing
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Michael Palmer <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:15:08 -0500
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>  I have howevre definitely noticed a tendency to not build new queen cells if
>one is already present.


I wish I could say this. I have too many virgins rejected in my 
mating nucs. I give the cell the next day. I know it hatched. The 
bees destroy my virgin, and raise their own. It seems strength of the 
nuc...too strong leads to higher rejection of my cells, or the use of 
cell protectors...same here...has something to do with it.

Sometimes I have a significant reduction in the mated queens I can 
catch from any batch.
Mike 

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