@@BeeRexBeekeeper Hey I did some digging into swarm queens and found out something.. Michael Bush says that the reason some swarm queens are subpar is the health and food supply of the remaining bees and hive.. I'm not near as established as you , but that hit a nerve with me and sounded right.. Your thoughts ???
@floydlenz2280 it does sound right. Queen breeders will pack a hive really full of bees with no queen or eggs. They also feed them pollen. Because of the hive being so full and strong they are able to make big healthy queens. Most of my split queen or even the swarm queens will be small and subpar. Now that I think about it, that’s probably why my long hives split queen is so good. I packed that hive full of bees and pollen frames and they made an awesome queen. 🤔
😞. Hope it gets better next week. Good luck.
@@ealv431006 🤞
I'm not sure if you're interested , but Mann Lake has queens for sale.. I know how late it is and it might not fit your program just saying ..
@@floydlenz2280 I got a queen, I’ll be posting a video soon about it.
@@BeeRexBeekeeper Hey I did some digging into swarm queens and found out something.. Michael Bush says that the reason some swarm queens are subpar is the health and food supply of the remaining bees and hive.. I'm not near as established as you , but that hit a nerve with me and sounded right.. Your thoughts ???
@floydlenz2280 it does sound right. Queen breeders will pack a hive really full of bees with no queen or eggs. They also feed them pollen. Because of the hive being so full and strong they are able to make big healthy queens. Most of my split queen or even the swarm queens will be small and subpar. Now that I think about it, that’s probably why my long hives split queen is so good. I packed that hive full of bees and pollen frames and they made an awesome queen. 🤔