Difference between revisions of "Change queen"
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In late summer the old queen can be easily changed during feeding. IN WHAT CASES DO I NEED TO DO THIS? | In late summer the old queen can be easily changed during feeding. IN WHAT CASES DO I NEED TO DO THIS? | ||
| − | Just remove the old queen and introduce the new one with an introducing cage WHAT IS THAT? between brood frames | + | *Just remove the old queen and introduce the new one with an introducing cage WHAT IS THAT? between brood frames. |
| − | In large operations a new queen can be replaced with a queen excluder above the old queen. Because the colony will not take care of two queens the older one will be discarded by the workers. | + | *In large operations a new queen can be replaced with a queen excluder above the old queen. Because the colony will not take care of two queens the older one will be discarded by the workers. |
Revision as of 08:48, 23 June 2016
In late summer the old queen can be easily changed during feeding. IN WHAT CASES DO I NEED TO DO THIS?
- Just remove the old queen and introduce the new one with an introducing cage WHAT IS THAT? between brood frames.
- In large operations a new queen can be replaced with a queen excluder above the old queen. Because the colony will not take care of two queens the older one will be discarded by the workers.
