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Hello,
I have a problem and I hope someone can help me!
On June 1 I went to look at a neighbors hive. It had about a dozen
supersudure cells. I cut some this morning, June 2, and placed them in
cylinderical wire cages. They will hatch this morning and this afternoon,
some hatched while I was there. I want to put them in double nucs and mate
them. Just sortof for fun and to see what happens. I know I should be
using known stock, but...
I shook the bees out of the top box of the hive, put a excluder under it and
the brood frames back in it. The bees then came up. I took the center
frame out and placed the cages in there standing on end. I want to leave
them there til June 4. Can I? Will the bees care for them? How do I
introduce them to the bees? What should I put in the nucs?
Comments, corrections, etc... I am listening, reading rather. Thanks for
your help.
Carmenie
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