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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => REQUEENING & RAISING NEW QUEENS => Topic started by: tedlemay on January 13, 2012, 09:59:31 pm

Title: Re-Queening Mn. Hyg. Hives
Post by: tedlemay on January 13, 2012, 09:59:31 pm
If i were to re-queen my 2 mn. hyg. hives this season when would be the best time to do it? This spring or summer or fall. got these hives in june last year , they just didn't meet my expections. slow to build up.
Title: Re: Re-Queening Mn. Hyg. Hives
Post by: beequeensro on January 15, 2012, 02:03:39 am
The best time to requeen a hive is in fall (august-september). The bees are more susceptible to accept a new queen when they sense that the winter is comming, they need to feel secure in this period. But if you have a beekeeping season ahead I assume you don't want to wait the fall to replace your unproductive queens.
Title: Re: Re-Queening Mn. Hyg. Hives
Post by: AllenF on January 15, 2012, 10:02:52 am
Queens are cheaper to buy after mid July.   Price goes down.   There is such a demand for spring queens.   Some also think you get better quality queens in summer.
Title: Re: Re-Queening Mn. Hyg. Hives
Post by: tedlemay on January 15, 2012, 03:15:31 pm
Thanks for the advise!!