tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298589991764011204.post1434435527159979115..comments2023-03-30T02:04:34.762-07:00Comments on Bessie's Bees: Installed queensJim Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11512985557177979070noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298589991764011204.post-68364584396703286812013-06-02T20:03:39.903-07:002013-06-02T20:03:39.903-07:00I hope all is well and that your new queen was acc...I hope all is well and that your new queen was accepted Jim :-)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738864691732179532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298589991764011204.post-91958375661216555642013-06-01T15:37:07.025-07:002013-06-01T15:37:07.025-07:00I hope they accept her, but I'll have to wait ...I hope they accept her, but I'll have to wait a day or so to find out. Pretty sloppy release. In retrospect, I should have put her in the cage in the hive for at least a day. I released the other queen today and she scurried right down into the frames. If the first queen dropped into the hive, I think all will be well since they've been queenless for some time now.Jim Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512985557177979070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298589991764011204.post-54648672186193051022013-05-31T20:29:28.165-07:002013-05-31T20:29:28.165-07:00I never had any experience with getting a new quee...I never had any experience with getting a new queen. I just had the new queen with the new hive. I've often wondered how that process goes... smoothly or not? Do you think the hive killed the new queen or do they normally accept her?Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738864691732179532noreply@blogger.com