Comments on: Queen Rearing Round 5 – Allen Helps Out http://www.littleluceyfarm.com/honeybees/index.php/2015/07/queen-rearing-round-5-allen-helps-out/ Trying to get a handle on these amazing creatures Sun, 24 Apr 2016 00:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.35 By: Kristien Z http://www.littleluceyfarm.com/honeybees/index.php/2015/07/queen-rearing-round-5-allen-helps-out/#comment-67 Thu, 02 Jul 2015 23:37:03 +0000 http://www.littleluceyfarm.com/honeybees/?p=705#comment-67 Allen installed the natural virgins in his hives, I installed 2 cells in laying worker nucs. One did not hatch, the other got dipped, unfortunately. Another set was installed in a nuc, and looks like the one pictured. That one is doing well, but a bit defensive. Another went into formerly George, and I have not yet checked that one, but it looks active from the outside.
Another went into it’s own nuc, and has not yet been checked.
I am a little at a loss in how to keep track of lineages, if not by color coding the queens.
Some people advise to write on the inter portion of the lid.

I cannot wait to try again!

]]> By: Kristien Z http://www.littleluceyfarm.com/honeybees/index.php/2015/07/queen-rearing-round-5-allen-helps-out/#comment-66 Thu, 02 Jul 2015 23:32:07 +0000 http://www.littleluceyfarm.com/honeybees/?p=705#comment-66 the queen that got dipped in orange is still in the hive, but no brood. She may not have mated and is now unable to fly. That one needs a new queen for sure!

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