Our Discussion Forums and Online Classifieds may be viewed by anyone, but posting new questions or responding to existing messages is limited to VBA members.
This icon on any site menu indicates a page or service that is for VBA members.
Interested in finding out which breed members are consistently overwintering in VT.
Consistently meaning more then 2 summers.
Consistently meaning more then 2 summers.
Hi lindsay,
I first try to get queens from Mike Palmer Failing that I will use queens from any source that has some. This year I have 10 nucs for wintering with New World Carniolans.
I made 6 walk away splits in spring and they all requeened themselves successfully.
I have had three hives swarm and all have requeened successfully.
Operationally I am moving towards letting the bees requeen themselves as much as I can. This is why I call them mutts. At some point the natural mating process combines genes from at least 8 if not more drones of unknown lineage.
Scott
I first try to get queens from Mike Palmer Failing that I will use queens from any source that has some. This year I have 10 nucs for wintering with New World Carniolans.
I made 6 walk away splits in spring and they all requeened themselves successfully.
I have had three hives swarm and all have requeened successfully.
Operationally I am moving towards letting the bees requeen themselves as much as I can. This is why I call them mutts. At some point the natural mating process combines genes from at least 8 if not more drones of unknown lineage.
Scott
Thank Scott..so when you requeen are you providing your own queens or are you purchasing a specific queen
Hi Lindsay,
Mutts
But seriously, I cannot say one has done better than the other. I have tried Russians,Italians,VSH,Carniolan etc///. Managing mite load going into the winter seems to play a huge part in winter success.
Scott
Mutts
But seriously, I cannot say one has done better than the other. I have tried Russians,Italians,VSH,Carniolan etc///. Managing mite load going into the winter seems to play a huge part in winter success.
Scott
- Page :
- 1
There are no replies made for this post yet.
Be one of the first to reply to this post!
Be one of the first to reply to this post!