🤨🤭😏😂 I experimented with a decision, I'll see in a few days if I was reading the situation correctly and did the right thing. It's kind of fun to be problem solving again. Even if I make the wrong choices, at least we are rolling forward now. Blessed Days, Harris...
You've forgotten more than I know, Harris. So you probably already know this. Best trick I've used for a laying worker is to put it above a queen right hive with a single screen of #8 between them. That way they get the brood and QMP pheromone because they can still contact each other. Keep it like that for about a week or so then combine. I've done it with fairly small lower QR hives (Swarm catches). They end up being my strongest hives.
I will try that. i am going to try putting them on only foundation with a feeder so the laying worker has nowhere to lay for a few days, then combine. these might work together well also
You know.. if you don't want all those laying worker drones.. and those not capped to stretch the cells you could bring a sprayer with you and water spray everything out.. even the capped ones. The biggest job is to shake off the water after it. I did it many times. There's always a small one in the car.. I'm not sure about the name. Has an air pump on itself so you can pump the pressure in.
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I experimented with a decision, I'll see in a few days if I was reading the situation correctly and did the right thing. It's kind of fun to be problem solving again. Even if I make the wrong choices, at least we are rolling forward now. Blessed Days, Harris...
You're absolutely right. It's fun to find a problem come up with a solution and give it a try
You've forgotten more than I know, Harris. So you probably already know this.
Best trick I've used for a laying worker is to put it above a queen right hive with a single screen of #8 between them. That way they get the brood and QMP pheromone because they can still contact each other. Keep it like that for about a week or so then combine.
I've done it with fairly small lower QR hives (Swarm catches). They end up being my strongest hives.
I will try that. i am going to try putting them on only foundation with a feeder so the laying worker has nowhere to lay for a few days, then combine. these might work together well also
You know.. if you don't want all those laying worker drones.. and those not capped to stretch the cells you could bring a sprayer with you and water spray everything out.. even the capped ones. The biggest job is to shake off the water after it. I did it many times. There's always a small one in the car.. I'm not sure about the name. Has an air pump on itself so you can pump the pressure in.
thats a great idea I will try it