Chilling would be my best guess. I see that quite a bit where they develop to the white stage. I would guess about 3-4 days from emergence. Virus can affect queen development as well
Oooo ... I'm missing all the fun!
Suspended animation I'd say. That lesser known trait in both native honeybees and wasps (technically: convergent evolution), an adaptation to help cope with a variable climate.
Dear Kieth
I could never take a man seriously if he can't spell his own name correctly.
Givan
Sorry Gavin
I think Jon might be closer to the mark in this case no wonder the experts on here are raising big batches at a time
I only had three sealed out of five and one was a dead duck
anybody tried the Hopkins method I have pellets book but here's a web link for the curious
http://www.beesource.com/point-of-vi...queen-rearing/
P.s. might not be successful with wasps
By the way that's good point Givan spelling is an important skil
I was emailing back and forth with a guy who does this in cork.. I think it could work just as well using a queenright cell raising colony as per Ben harden method, just set the little eke with horizontal frame over the top box. Some insulating material above the crownboard might be advisable if temperature isn't that high because the cells aren't in between other brood frames.
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Everybody does it haven't you heard queens quacking to one another
Brothermoo thanks for the tips I need to get a frame of new wax laid up by my best queen
If that works out I will have a go
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