In the example I posted above there were no eggs laid for 7 weeks and it became queenright.
In the example I posted above there were no eggs laid for 7 weeks and it became queenright.
Was feeling quite satisfied with what I tried..... Starting to feel I could have made an erse of it
I'm on a big learning curve and likely to make mistakes along the road hopefully not costly
I've been at this something like 14 years and I make an arse of something most years. In 2011 I'm hoping to raise queens in mini-nucs and I'm bound to make an arse of that!
Am I allowed to say arse?!
You will probably have to apologise to someone!Originally Posted by gavin
Gscot
I should have pointed out that I think the example I gave is highly unusual, both the time of year of the queen mating and the length of time it was broodless.
You have to make mistakes if you are going to learn and your colony may well have a queen in it. You'll find out in the spring.
Last year I experimented with different queen introduction techniques and just when you think you have got the knack of it you start to lose them.
It's really frustrating especially if you have gone through the entire process of grafting and transferring queens to Apideas for mating only to have them killed 6 weeks later due to a clumsy introduction.
The joys of beekeeping.
Last edited by Jon; 30-01-2011 at 10:55 PM. Reason: sp!!
Might as well get it over with: Sorry!! (if you apologise for your atrocious spelling .... )
G.
I'd add a smiley but I don't think Jon needs one.
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