I had already ordered a package of bees and needed to get them into a new box. It turned out this would be a fresh start since all the previous colonies had been lost to wax worms.
I also had an extra queen because I had plans to start a new Colony from a split of the overwintered hive.
Since the hive didn't make it, I decided to use some of the bees in the package to start a second hive in a nuc box. I just added a small percentage of the package to the nuc box with the second new queen. We'll see how this little experiment goes in a couple weeks.
Since the hive didn't make it, I decided to use some of the bees in the package to start a second hive in a nuc box. I just added a small percentage of the package to the nuc box with the second new queen. We'll see how this little experiment goes in a couple weeks.
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