tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637106756798831463.post5690781579583532786..comments2023-12-24T23:45:43.679-05:00Comments on The Bee Journal: Multiple Eggs in a CellBee Magic Chronicles for Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06818365668819339658noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637106756798831463.post-73684252337398425332013-06-09T22:46:17.537-04:002013-06-09T22:46:17.537-04:00Hi Chris. I don't think I'd add another q...Hi Chris. I don't think I'd add another queen if I suspected they already had one. The queen they would have would be already accepted and a new queen entering the hive would most likely be considered an intruder. The bees are much more likely to accept a queen from their own stock than a new one.Bee Magic Chronicles for Kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818365668819339658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637106756798831463.post-61962598608851409472013-06-09T07:48:35.200-04:002013-06-09T07:48:35.200-04:00Do you think that it's still worth adding anot...Do you think that it's still worth adding another queen to the hive (even if there might already be one?)<br /><br />The way that I look at it: if your hive was queenright and you add another one, then there are two queens in a hive, they will battle it out, and the stronger will prevail.<br /><br />If there was actually no queen in the hive, then you can minimize the "queenless" time by adding a new one right away. It'll still be 3 weeks before new workers can hatch.<br /><br />I'm asking your opinion because I've never encountered a queenless hive yet, or laying workers, so this discussion is good.Chris Inchhttp://bees.chrisinch.comnoreply@blogger.com