new queen
new queen
Is it too late to requeen? If not where is the best place to get them now?
I was hoping Kurt would chime in here. He requeens much more than I do.
My opinion, tho, would be it is too late. I have always heard you needed 2 full brood cycles for the new queen before winter. That's 42 days.
Bees, of course, will always prove the keeper wrong. They will many times survive "despite" our help.
PS...Welcome to the forum.
My opinion, tho, would be it is too late. I have always heard you needed 2 full brood cycles for the new queen before winter. That's 42 days.
Bees, of course, will always prove the keeper wrong. They will many times survive "despite" our help.
PS...Welcome to the forum.
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It will be almost impossible to find a queen at this late date.
I am unaware of any hard and fast rules for requeening on a seasonal basis but I believe that you would find no significant value to requeening. Like Wally said, a new queen would not really give you any advantage due to not being able to lay any quantities of eggs.
I think if one was requeening a hive with a large population you would have better results. More bees would allow the brood to be better managed even if the weather turns cold. Nothing outside the cluster will survive a night like last night.
Kurt
I am unaware of any hard and fast rules for requeening on a seasonal basis but I believe that you would find no significant value to requeening. Like Wally said, a new queen would not really give you any advantage due to not being able to lay any quantities of eggs.
I think if one was requeening a hive with a large population you would have better results. More bees would allow the brood to be better managed even if the weather turns cold. Nothing outside the cluster will survive a night like last night.
Kurt