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Just to reinforce what Aaron said:
Your queen rearing hive should be queenless (Queenright, IMO, is too
complicated) and should have *10 pounds* of bees shaken from other hives the
previous night. (Think three 3-pound packages.) No brood in other frames.
Put the queen cells in between two frames almost full of pollen, and be sure
they have at least two more frames filled with honey or nectar.
If you have set up the cell finishing colony properly (with a space between
frames for the cells, 10 pounds of bees shaken from colonies, at least two
frames of pollen and two frames of honey and nectar, and left overnight) the
bees will literaly 'jump' on the cells when slid in place. Quite a sight!
Good luck,
Lloyd
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Lloyd Spear
Owner Ross Rounds, Inc.
Manufacture of equipment for round comb honey sections,
Sundance Pollen Traps, and producer of Sundance custom labels.
Contact your dealer or www.RossRounds.com
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