Fall requeening

[Bee_Sweet]

When is it to late to requeen in the fall for southern states (Georgia)? Is it a certain Temp. or is there a time frame?

[Bee_Sweet]

:doh: oh well!

[Joseph Clemens]

Around here in Southern Arizona, I just keep raising queens and requeening hives that need it, as long as I can. Last season I found that the only limiting factor in raising queens around here, was that drone availability dropped off in early December and didn't pick up again until mid-February. I'm hoping that if I keep providing a little feed, sugar syrup and pollen substitute, that the bees will maintain drones through the ordinarily drone-free period.

[beemandan]

I see that some of the S GA queen suppliers have queens available until Nov 1. As long as you are putting in a well mated queen, I don't see any reason you couldn't requeen between now and Nov.
Having said that I wouldn't want to requeen when temps get so low that your bees stay clustered tightly. I believe that I'd want that queen loose before the 'real' winter arrives. Just my opinion....not based on anything more than that.

[longrangedog]

Purvis Brothers usually has some late queens. I've had real good luck with them.