How long do you give a honeybee queen to mate

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2 жыл бұрын

I had three grafted queens off on their mating flights in June. One came back within a week and was already laying. The other two, I had no signs of the past two weeks of checking after I saw the hatched queen cells.
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@CamppattonFamilyCompound 2 жыл бұрын

Every time I watch I realize how much more I need to learn before we get bees

@seedsandarrowsfrontier9224 2 жыл бұрын

You will do great!! I remember how nervous I was when I picked up my 1st frame by myself. Such an adrenaline rush and scared I may drop them. I have had some stings over my 5 years but I am still learning.

@jamescraig8601 Ай бұрын

Oh no ,learn as you go. Happy queens.

@JohnAmes 2 жыл бұрын

Some great information my friend

@davidcarlisle3384 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. I hit the like button my friend 👍😊.

@bigben567s4 2 жыл бұрын

Cool video. Good point about waiting, but also check the hive really good for a Queen before introducing a new one. Added one earlier this spring at the 3 week mark with no eggs in the hive. The bees already had their Queen, I just didn't know it. Sad day for the added Queen..RIP. On another note, I had another Queen return and it took like a week before she laid any eggs.

@CamppattonFamilyCompound 2 жыл бұрын

First and this is a good topic

@joekuder Ай бұрын

you make it sound like she could be gone for days. queens on mating flight don't camp out over night

@seedsandarrowsfrontier9224 Ай бұрын

I don't check my bees at night to see if the queen has returned, and if she is eaten or killed she won't be there. That's why I say let the bees tell you by putting in fresh eggs. If they make queen cells they know their queen is gone. If they make worker brood then they are not worried about it cause their queen is there

@jaibusby673 7 күн бұрын

wtf is your problem you start this video with a sorry where as it should be a pray aka a demand for your word, you start so weak,

@seedsandarrowsfrontier9224 2 күн бұрын

Looks like this was the perfect beginning, being that it made you have to think a second and meditate on the Lord. I will pray for you, Brother!

@seanmccaffrey6378 Жыл бұрын

I always allow 5days to mature and 3weeks max ,I never use a test frame of eggs as new queen won’t lay if there’s eggs in the test frame , good video

@Tonnsfabrication 11 ай бұрын

You can add a frame of eggs at about day 10 after hatch, this will give you a pretty good idea if she lived through mating or not. If she does make it, the frame of eggs will be capped and nearly hatching by the time she starts laying. He's not totally wrong in doing this, it can save you two weeks if she don't make it back. The biggest problem is most new bee keepers don't mark the dates and they forget where they are in the cycle.

@seedsandarrowsfrontier9224 11 ай бұрын

Right on Tonnsfabrication.

@seanmccaffrey6378 11 ай бұрын

@@Tonnsfabrication that’s correct you can add eggs but in my experience the stops the queen laying,that queen will be 19 days old before she gets a chance to start,in my experience if they start any later that 3-4 weeks they’re superseded really quickly. I’m no beginner I’ve had bees 26 years now but there’s always different options depending on how many beekeepers you ask! But I’m in Great Britain which is totally different climate to yours

@Tonnsfabrication 11 ай бұрын

If it takes her a few extra days to start laying most new keeps arent even going notice it. Mating is not a set time frame for all colonies, adding the frame of eggs is just a way to possibly know if she's even still in there. Lots of things can happen, just because she's still there does not promise she will even mate at all, queens are sometimes born with defects and can't ever fly, then they can wind up being drone layers. This is where an inexperienced keep may think they have a laying worker. In most cases if the bees are queenless they will tell you pretty quick, I can tell by the sound in the hive and overall demeanor but I've been keeping for a long time. There are still times I might toss in a frame of eggs just to see what the workers do with it. It's just an idea presented as a way to find an answer, people on this platform can use the info however they wish, I'm fine either way. Cheers

@richardhyatt-beekeeping 8 ай бұрын

One took 54 days before I found open brood. I'm too blind to see eggs.😮