Date sent: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 09:25:15 -0700
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From: Robert MacKimmie <<[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Requeening Issue
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> Briefly, I picked up 4 nuc hives several weeks ago -- in the first ten days,
> two hives completely lacked any newly laid eggs. I suspected that the queens
> were lost in the bee transfer and ordered two new queens. As soon as the
> queens were released, they ended up being killed by the queens that were in
> the last throws of supercedure. LESSON for the newbie beekeeper: I should
> have inspected each frame completely for queen cells and I would have figured
> it out.
A litany of disaster. It would appear the author did eveything correctly, apart
from one point. He should find a better bee supplier!
Those queens were obviously 'Duds' from the very begining.
Supercedure in the first few weeks? I would be demanding my money back.
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