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Re: Mating flight or failed swarm?
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James Ralston <[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, 26 Apr 2001 17:03:55 -0400
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On Tue, 24 Apr 2001 George Imirie <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hence, about the earliest a beginner can see evidence of young larva
> is 11-12 days after the virgin queen emerges from her queen cell; so
> don't surmise your hive is queenLESS too quick and order a new queen
> because she will just be killed by the new virgin queen.

I'd say that even 11-12 days can be optimistic in some cases.  I had a
hive swarm, and I didn't see any evidence of a mated queen (eggs or
larva) until 3-4 *weeks* after the swarm.  What was the virgin queen
doing during that time?  Who knows...

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James Ralston
Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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