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So i have been requeening using cells the last few years today i thought i would look very close at some hives that had been done 14 days ago. Here is what i found i looked through about ten random hives in the yard all nice size hives (brood box and 3 supers) so it took a while to find the queens.
In 8 of them the new queen was the only one i could find. she had just started laying, in the other 2 hives, the old queen was the one i found, no new queen any where.
Now on the two that still had the old queens they were the biggest hives of the 10 also they had the most solid brood patterns that you could find all in all they were both awsome queens.
So my question is who decides to requeen? The bees or the Queens? Maybe if the queens are not 100% the bees supercede her using my cell, but if she is a great queen they kill my virgin after she hatches?
Or does the virgin try to kill the old queen and the stronger one wins? any thoughts?
Nick
In 8 of them the new queen was the only one i could find. she had just started laying, in the other 2 hives, the old queen was the one i found, no new queen any where.
Now on the two that still had the old queens they were the biggest hives of the 10 also they had the most solid brood patterns that you could find all in all they were both awsome queens.
So my question is who decides to requeen? The bees or the Queens? Maybe if the queens are not 100% the bees supercede her using my cell, but if she is a great queen they kill my virgin after she hatches?
Or does the virgin try to kill the old queen and the stronger one wins? any thoughts?
Nick