Allen Dick wrote:
>
> > This may be the core to why there is even a argument. The genetics of the
> > two sample groups, could be causing the different results for the different
> > beekeepers...

>
> In contrast, those in the 'purchased queen only' camp -- if I understand
> correctly -- are to a man, sideliners and people who are willing to do a lot of
> work, suffer considerable inconvenience, and overlook massive failures of
> purchased queens to achieve their ideals.  To me, there also seems to be attempt
> at domination over the bees in their approach.

I suspect location may have a role to play.  I am not interested in
"dominating" my bees just learning to work with them.  I am strictly a
hobbiest so I can afford the time to play as I learn.

I have several times removed a queen and, since I read that bees when
rearing emergency queens will use older larvae, I have gone back in
after 4 days and removed all capped cells.  Then no larvae over 24 hours
old has a chance.  I always find capped cells on the 4th day.  This
suggests that larvae older than 24 hours were used.  That is in the
Anchorage, Alaska area.

FWIW

Tom
--
"Test everything.  Hold on to the good."  (1 Thessalonians 5:21)

Tom Elliott
Chugiak,  Alaska
U.S.A.
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