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We are using the Michael Palmer cell building method. This is day 1 grafting:
QR bottom deep moved 10 ft from queenless cell builder.
We went through all the frames in the queenless hive and placed cells.
Day 5 we are making cell builder queen right...
and cell builder has the original queen, cells were still uncapped and safe!!!... and yes, we went to where she is supposed to be... and she isn't there, however there were a bunch of swarm cells on the frames!? Checked our notes... verified she was marked and in QR bottom deep 10ft away, is she tryin to get the girls from the cell builder to fly away?!?
So my question is....
has anyone using the MP cell builder ever had the queen fly back from her QR bottom deep leaving frames with queen cells in the QR bottom deep? Been using this method now for last 3 years. I have lost cell builders to virgin queens, stupidity, and failure to follow MP's rules of putting the bees where they need to be, but first time I have seen the queen fly back to her original hive... crazy.
Andy
QR bottom deep moved 10 ft from queenless cell builder.
We went through all the frames in the queenless hive and placed cells.
Day 5 we are making cell builder queen right...
and cell builder has the original queen, cells were still uncapped and safe!!!... and yes, we went to where she is supposed to be... and she isn't there, however there were a bunch of swarm cells on the frames!? Checked our notes... verified she was marked and in QR bottom deep 10ft away, is she tryin to get the girls from the cell builder to fly away?!?
So my question is....
has anyone using the MP cell builder ever had the queen fly back from her QR bottom deep leaving frames with queen cells in the QR bottom deep? Been using this method now for last 3 years. I have lost cell builders to virgin queens, stupidity, and failure to follow MP's rules of putting the bees where they need to be, but first time I have seen the queen fly back to her original hive... crazy.
Andy