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Super Aggessive hive - low brood. High Varroa.
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<blockquote data-quote="Mummzie" data-source="post: 3239" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>[USER=175]@Wknz[/USER]</p><p>do you have the option of moving the hive to another location?</p><p>If you are in a built up area, a hive as you describe it will be very unpopular.</p><p></p><p>You mention a change in January, how old was the original queen? Did you see evidence of a supersedure cell?</p><p></p><p>IMO your optons are to Execute Grumpy queen. Acquire a mated queen, but bearing in mind the bees you have in that hive now will be the longer lived winter bees, so it will take longer for the new queens progeny to replace the nasty ones. </p><p>or</p><p>acquire a nuc with a mated queen and merge. The same applies, but you will have a population of gentler bees also</p><p>or</p><p>Execute grumpy queen, merge with your existing hive and start again in spring.</p><p></p><p>Whatever you choose to do, treating the varroa is paramount. It could be that that is causing the grumpiness</p><p></p><p>? Explain</p><p>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mummzie, post: 3239, member: 5"] [USER=175]@Wknz[/USER] do you have the option of moving the hive to another location? If you are in a built up area, a hive as you describe it will be very unpopular. You mention a change in January, how old was the original queen? Did you see evidence of a supersedure cell? IMO your optons are to Execute Grumpy queen. Acquire a mated queen, but bearing in mind the bees you have in that hive now will be the longer lived winter bees, so it will take longer for the new queens progeny to replace the nasty ones. or acquire a nuc with a mated queen and merge. The same applies, but you will have a population of gentler bees also or Execute grumpy queen, merge with your existing hive and start again in spring. Whatever you choose to do, treating the varroa is paramount. It could be that that is causing the grumpiness ? Explain . [/QUOTE]
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