I've been thinking about grafted cells above a queen excluder that are in a queen right hive, would they induce the bees to swarm.
Wouldn't the presence of these cells in the hive make the bees think they are ready to swarm? Or is there more going on with the bees that they need to do before swarming, other then making lots of drones and having caped queen cells?
This also makes me wonder if it is a good idea to leave a bunch of caged caped queen cells in a queen right hive for safe keeping. Or would it be better to get them into their own nucs after they are sealed?
Glen
Wouldn't the presence of these cells in the hive make the bees think they are ready to swarm? Or is there more going on with the bees that they need to do before swarming, other then making lots of drones and having caped queen cells?
This also makes me wonder if it is a good idea to leave a bunch of caged caped queen cells in a queen right hive for safe keeping. Or would it be better to get them into their own nucs after they are sealed?
Glen