From: Gene Nothaker <pastorgene@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 06:07:09 -0700 (PDT)
To: BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Adjusting to 49ers

--- deelusbybeekeeper
<deelusbybeekeeper@excelonline.com> wrote:

> Gene, you didn't say if the bees were drawing
> foundation, even though the
> boardman feeder was being bypassed. Were they? Were
> they drawing comb
> foundation, which would mean there is a flow on in
> your area and they
> didn't need nor want the feeder?

Dee, they are drawing comb, but not as much as I
expected. After a week, about 2 inches on perhaps 5
frames, much of which has nector stored.

> But, how new is your queen excluder? I know that
> beekeepers in our area
> have complained over the years (we have been sizing
> down in this area with
> others in our local association following since the
> mid 1980's) about the
> newer queen excluders not working sometimes, as
> sizes seem to have changed
> with the spacing between the wires or widths of the
> holes punched.

I have new excluders , metal bound wire construction.

My real problem is that I have 2 strong hives with
queens and eggs, but 1 hive which suffered heavy loss
in shipping and now proves to have NO queen. Have
called Bill, who said he would send me one, but doesn't
have any at the present. The bees have begun a queen
cell, but have no eggs. Sould I give them a frame with
eggs from another hive or wait a week for a queen to
get here.

Gene