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Requeening the Divides <br /> aw1„ <br /> 0 <br /> Honey bees are pros at remembering their hive location. If a colony is moved, <br /> IN older foraging bees will tend to return to any colony in their original location, but the <br /> 4% LLQ younger nurse bees will stay with the brood inside their colony. When you make a <br /> • divide, it is important to remember that any colony in the original location will catch the <br /> majority of the returning foraging bees. <br /> Biology Young bees readily accept a new queen, while older bees are not as accepting. It is <br /> Box important to keep the new queen caged for 2-3 days in the divide, while the bees and <br /> queen become accustomed to each other's odors. <br /> After the Divide <br /> Inspect both colonies after 5-7 days. If you did not release the queen yourself, check the cage to be sure the <br /> bees have let her out. If she was not released and is still alive, open the cage and release her onto a frame. <br /> Remove the cage. The presence of eggs and/or larvae indicates that the colony is queenright.Add a deep hive <br /> body (Figure 43) on top of the colonies as needed to allow for expansion. <br /> If you think the colony does not have a laying queen (after 5-7 days, there are no eggs; Figure 44), then see <br /> Appendix B on queen troubleshooting. But the smartest thing you can do is to find an experienced mentor <br /> to help you to navigate any issues with queens that occur. Dealing with queen "issues” is one of the most <br /> common and difficult problems new beekeepers have. III <br /> ♦ `` t • 4 1� ' 1 a . •.. H T1' <br /> lit, <br /> t. <br /> io' . . , 4. <br /> isgt :01i. . • f yyj <br /> 1, <br /> tc• 0. <br /> M V' rte , )t .,...- .. <br /> ti- .. lc; <br /> sx t r '♦a �4 * • 'fir ,r �� " <br /> � �a <br /> eF <br /> 444' <br /> .: ,*•I s •4. �. .' bs 1,N7!4.'` ii <br /> .4 vT,+w .. 4 ~''' . 1 <br /> ( .. ~ •♦ __3y7 ♦ is' III ` -. p ...1 ` f f <br /> .' l• or "'■', '-' ' 4-04` + tea.. / i * �` y` 1 '` l <br /> * r '4 ! P % • T <br /> y <br /> �� a <br /> .- k- - i ,., <br /> ' t % P ` +w�1,400+ y . i _,,...... ...4, <br /> F`, �� M gyp ,s �.«}•^ ,� r <br /> ....„,„,, ,. <br /> , , ..., <br /> •Figure 44.A frame with emergency queen cells hanging on the face of the comb surrounded by worker brood. In colonies that are <br /> divided and do not have a queen or the queen is not accepted,the worker bees will raise new queens as shown here.The corn-puff <br /> shaped brood in the upper right-hand corner is drone brood. <br /> Beekeeping in Northern Climates 60 <br />