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Today I did a flyback split on a hive that was getting ready to swarm. Normally I leave the queenless portion raise their own queen. This time I realized that I have some freshly mated queens that I was going to make nucs with. How would I go about introducing her to the queenless hive? I do not have a queen cage.
I have feeder openings on my nucs that have mesh on them. Could I just add her and some attendants to a jar with a cotton ball with honey/water on it for a few days? I would put another box on top to keep her out of the sun.
Adding a mated queen seemed like a good idea until I realized I don't have the equipment for it.
I have feeder openings on my nucs that have mesh on them. Could I just add her and some attendants to a jar with a cotton ball with honey/water on it for a few days? I would put another box on top to keep her out of the sun.
Adding a mated queen seemed like a good idea until I realized I don't have the equipment for it.