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Re: Introducing queen cells
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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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Sat, 26 Nov 2005 18:40:23 -0500
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>  Time between cell purchase and
>having a laying queen, four days to ten?


Closer to 14 days than 10. My cycle is 16 days, so every 8 days, cells go
in mating nucs. After the first week, every 8 days I have a batch of queens
to catch. Even at 16 days, some queens are just starting to lay. I guess it
depends some on the strain. I understand that Russians take longer to get
queens to a laying condition...closer to 20 days.
Mike


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