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>Date:         Tue, 25 May 2004 16:03:23 -0400
>Reply-To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology
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>From: Jonathan Kriebel <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject:      [BEE-L] Re-Queening split
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>I tried to re-queen a split, after an exhaustive search for a queen, I
>ended up shaking out the hive before I put the cage in.  Inoticed thathe
>bees were not biting the cage, but were feeding her, so I pulled out the
>cork to expose the fondant.(16/05/04)  I did not pierce the cany, just
by all means put in a frame of eggs/brood, if there is no queen then they
should start drawing out queen cells. as it is only about ten days since
you thought that the queens had hatched out you may see eggs if she has
been out and mated, i would give it another week then you should see either
eggs or eggs/larvae. Queens normally and i say that advisably,take up to
seven days to go out to get mated,allow a day or two to get into the laying
mood and you see that you are just on the edge of your queens laying pattern.
take care and stay lucky
albert cannon
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