The queens that come with packages today seem to be different that those we could get five or ten years ago and we think that points to some changes need to be made regarding a simple concept – Patience.

It would appear that it’s taking a bit longer for the worker bees in the package to become accustomed to this new queen, and patience in every aspect of introducing them in their new home is a good idea. There are many possible reasons for this… the environment in the colony she was living in has changed, the colony she is being moved to isn’t the same and the presence of the many viruses that bees may have is having an influence. In a word, patience for this is a very good thing.

Listen in as Jim and Kim explore these changes, and what you can do to reduce the chance of failure in getting her up and running.

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