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Livestock => Bees & Beekeeping => Topic started by: Dogwalker on September 16, 2012, 08:32:36 pm

Title: Queen bee needed
Post by: Dogwalker on September 16, 2012, 08:32:36 pm

My two hives are both queenless after swarming a few weeks ago and failing to produce a mated queen.
If anyone in the Mid Wales / Shropshire area has a queen to spare, perhaps combining colonies before winter I'd love to rehome one.
thanks.

Title: Re: Queen bee needed
Post by: anderso on September 22, 2012, 06:28:10 am

Hi I think you may have to wait until next spring 'sorry'

Title: Re: Queen bee needed
Post by: Dogwalker on September 22, 2012, 06:38:39 pm

If there's no queen, there'll be no bees by next spring!

Think I've got it sorted, buying one from someone from another forum.

Title: Re: Queen bee needed
Post by: JFDI on September 22, 2012, 08:17:00 pm

It's very unlikely to get mated now so I hope its a fertilised queen