tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445849702035734906.post4545562729381574634..comments2023-06-15T04:33:12.852-04:00Comments on Steven's Bees: Dilemma: 2 Hives Queenless; 1 with 2 Queen Cells...Steven Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13417662224567167466noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445849702035734906.post-76261185510291394182010-04-23T22:28:31.343-04:002010-04-23T22:28:31.343-04:00Steve
I'm reading this late in the game but fo...Steve<br />I'm reading this late in the game but for future .<br />When this happens you can place wire mesh around one of the queen cells; (take a square of wire mesh and fold the 4 sides up to make a "cup" of wire and place it over a queen cell push into the comb around the queen cell.) Check daily to see when the queen hatches remove the virgin queen <br />and spray the queen with a honey water mixture<br />and place in queenless hive. If your lucky she will mate and return to lay eggs.<br />Al<br />West Palm Beach fl<br />see me on facebook at<br />Bee UnderstandingUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741646255864643941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445849702035734906.post-41994259944794498802010-04-08T09:47:13.523-04:002010-04-08T09:47:13.523-04:00I don't know about New England, but I haven...I don't know about New England, but I haven't seen any drones around here yet in western Washington. You may find you have trouble getting your queens mated in time to save the colonies.<br /><br />Perhaps you would be better off combining the colonies in the hopes you can keep one going until you can find a mated queen. Two relatively weak and queenless colonies don't stand much of a chance this time of year. Can you contact a local bee club and try to buy a queen that way?<br /><br />Let me know how it turns out. I'm interested.<br /><br />Rusty<br />http://www.honeybeesuite.comRustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09739819958867220712noreply@blogger.com