tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445849702035734906.post5589928015569300841..comments2023-06-15T04:33:12.852-04:00Comments on Steven's Bees: Inspection 05-19-2013Steven Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13417662224567167466noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445849702035734906.post-20494141214081149242013-06-02T22:23:22.206-04:002013-06-02T22:23:22.206-04:00If I get a queen from another beekeeper who bred h...If I get a queen from another beekeeper who bred her from gentle bees (and her offspring are gentle), then she will probably calm the hive.<br /><br />I wouldn't get a virgin queen because not many people sell virgin queens - it's easier to mate her and sell her for more.<br /><br />But you are right, the meanness can come from the male side of the equation. It's a gamble. But usually it works.<br /><br />I may make a queen from my green hive and see how that goes...Steven Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417662224567167466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445849702035734906.post-38822977686676160002013-05-28T18:18:54.550-04:002013-05-28T18:18:54.550-04:00On replacing the queen mother of the mean bees: h...On replacing the queen mother of the mean bees: how do you know they don't get the meanness from the drones with whom she mated? Would you get a virgin queen, and possibly end up with the same problem if there are mean-gened drones flying around your neighborhood (maybe even your current queen's sons)?Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11050843571289182806noreply@blogger.com