1) culled all queen cells on the frames and then installed a new queen OR..
2) left the queen cells intact, let nature take it's course not installing a new queen but allowing the bees to create their own queen.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
My conclusion of what went wrong.
After much research and discussion with other beekeepers, I've finally come to the conclusion that I should have done one of two things after creating the Nuc:
1) culled all queen cells on the frames and then installed a new queen OR..
2) left the queen cells intact, let nature take it's course not installing a new queen but allowing the bees to create their own queen.
1) culled all queen cells on the frames and then installed a new queen OR..
2) left the queen cells intact, let nature take it's course not installing a new queen but allowing the bees to create their own queen.
