View Full Version : Queenless nucs...how long before start making Queen cells?
MrGreenThumb
07-15-2007, 01:36 PM
In a 5 frame nuc (2 full brood, 2 honey, 1 mix pollen/honey) how long, on average, till the bees start to make queen cells...if queenless?
thx
WVbeekeeper
07-15-2007, 02:18 PM
they will start making emergency queen cells within 48 hours.
MrGreenThumb
07-15-2007, 02:36 PM
they will start making emergency queen cells within 48 hours.
If a new queen is added to a nuc with queen cells starting to form should I remove the new cells before adding the queen cage?
THX
WVbeekeeper
07-15-2007, 03:01 PM
a virgin queen will tear down capped cells, a mated laying queen usually will not. if the queen you introduce don't tear them down, you will need to. i would look into the nuc seven days after making the nuc and tear out any cells that are there if was to introduce a queen. at seven days you should have some capped and some that are not. if you already introduced a queen in there by then, and she has been accepted, they shouldn't start any more cells.