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General Q&A, Bee chat and only Bee chat please
 #4695  by Chrisbarlow
 01 Sep 2019, 21:28
Japey Edge wrote:
01 Sep 2019, 19:03
I'll go back in tomorrow after work and take the cage out. Hopefully she'll be in the nuc and we can move to the nail-biting 5 day wait for acceptance
may the honey Gods look kindly down on you. :D
 #4716  by nealh
 03 Sep 2019, 17:22
If I'm just replacing a like for like queen (i.e. a laying one ) I simply pop her on the tops bars having dunked her in honey, by the time she is cleaned up the bees accept her.
 #4723  by nealh
 03 Sep 2019, 20:56
Patrick I don't allow them to become Q/L when changing I simply remove the old girl and introduce the new girl, placing her on the top bars all icky gives time for cleansing and to watch as she eventually ambles off down between the frames. When dunking it is a proper covering and not just a tickle.
It's not an regular occurence but a method I use if needed to, other wise I unite a nuc (once transfferred in to BB) over paper.