Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New listings
New media comments
New resources
New calendar events
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Calendar
New events
Resources
Latest reviews
Search resources
Classifieds
New listings
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Reply to thread
Menu
Install the app
Install
Forums
New Zealand Beekeeping Forums
NZ Beginner Beekeepers
Introducing a new queen
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Welcome to NZ Beekeepers+
Would you like to join the rest of our members? Feel free to sign up today.
Sign up
Message
<blockquote data-quote="John B" data-source="post: 10006" data-attributes="member: 207"><p>If you do not kill the old Queen than your chance of success with the new Queen is very low. If you have a double brood chamber then I recommend putting an excluder between the two boxes four or five days before you want to look for the Queen. You then need to look for which half has eggs and then find the Queen and kill her. If you can't find her then you could split the hive in half and put the new Queen into the half without eggs.</p><p>Queens and cells should be introduced as soon as possible after the hive has been made queenless i.e. straightaway. I have found that the longer a hive is queenless the less likely they are to accept a new Queen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John B, post: 10006, member: 207"] If you do not kill the old Queen than your chance of success with the new Queen is very low. If you have a double brood chamber then I recommend putting an excluder between the two boxes four or five days before you want to look for the Queen. You then need to look for which half has eggs and then find the Queen and kill her. If you can't find her then you could split the hive in half and put the new Queen into the half without eggs. Queens and cells should be introduced as soon as possible after the hive has been made queenless i.e. straightaway. I have found that the longer a hive is queenless the less likely they are to accept a new Queen. [/QUOTE]
Verification
What type of honey is New Zealand famous for?
Post reply
Forums
New Zealand Beekeeping Forums
NZ Beginner Beekeepers
Introducing a new queen
Top
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…