LOL..No Honeyshack, they didn't die. 2 Nucs have virgin queens and both are doing great. They are bringing in pollen and Nectar and playing with the kids yesterday, they both had very large orientation flights from the frames of brood i had in them. I didnt mess with them. The third is the one where i cut some excess cells out of Nuc 2 and made up a 3rd Nuc on advise from Ray and Bigbearomaha....and honestly, watching FBM's video on youtube. I only checked on the one with the cut cells. I didn't pull frames, just popped the lid and you could see the tip of the cell had been thinned and chewed away. It peeked my interest as I had never done that before, and I know that i didnt scratch the tip of the cell.
I was asking the question seeking to gain more knowledge, as most beeks would, and it would seem that a few thought i was harassing or worrying about the bees. If I messed up somehow, then so be it and I'll recombine with my large hive and try again later.
Everyone here knows that you can read all the books you want, but, the bees don't read the same books. My thinking on this was that instead of being given a hard time, some of the seasoned beeks would give advice instead, to which some did, and I am very appreciative........and I just ignored Honeyman...LOLOL.
To some, having honeybees is a job, to some, having honeybees is for fun. To all of us, there is a passion to it, to learn from them, to understand them if possible......or we wouldn't be doing it. At some point, seasoned beeks need to realize that not all of us have been doing this forever and us newbees........ we are seeking advice, not condemnation......otherwise the newbees will stop posting and asking, and I fear that more than anything. Me, my skin is as tough as anyones here....literally and figuratively.....and I'll just ignore ya unless you wanna get personal. Thanks for the advise Ray....I made that mistake once my first swarm.....and guess what.....I LEARNED FROM IT...cool concept actually.