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<blockquote data-quote="Alastair" data-source="post: 3766" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>Probably a bit late to say so now i only just seen this thread. But if a mated queen is put into a hive with uncapped queen cells, very often the bees will destroy those cells. But if a mated queen is introduced to a hive with capped queen cells, it is a toss up wether the bees will destroy those cells or not. Sometimes they will go on to hatch, and when they do they are quite capable of killing the mated queen you introduced.</p><p></p><p>Rule of thumb should be always destroy all queen cells before introducing a mated queen. Also check to see they have not hatched already, if they have you need to hunt down the virgin/s.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alastair, post: 3766, member: 13"] Probably a bit late to say so now i only just seen this thread. But if a mated queen is put into a hive with uncapped queen cells, very often the bees will destroy those cells. But if a mated queen is introduced to a hive with capped queen cells, it is a toss up wether the bees will destroy those cells or not. Sometimes they will go on to hatch, and when they do they are quite capable of killing the mated queen you introduced. Rule of thumb should be always destroy all queen cells before introducing a mated queen. Also check to see they have not hatched already, if they have you need to hunt down the virgin/s. [/QUOTE]
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