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Saturday, November 12, 2016

RE-QUEENING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM IRELAND?

This article is about beekeeping and bee winter survival in Ireland.  However, it also cites some European studies regarding queens.  The two most applicable to Wisconsin are:

1) Locally raised queens have a longer survival than purchased queens; an average of 83 days longer.

2) It is better from a winter survival standpoint to re-queen in mid-summer.  Re-queening during late summer or early fall is not as successful in getting the hive through winter.  

http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/outdoors/survival-of-the-honey-bee-is-critical-for-spring-pollination-430095.html

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