04-16-2007, 04:44 AM | #11 |
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I know I'd probably get fired from CBS for saying this, but if your queen becomes Africanized, does she become like Queen Latifah?
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04-16-2007, 04:57 AM | #12 |
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Yes. Just like in Set It Off.
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04-16-2007, 03:19 PM | #13 |
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Very cool...
What does the Queen Bee look like? Is she a little fat blob, or does she actually look like a bee?
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04-16-2007, 03:20 PM | #14 | |
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04-16-2007, 03:24 PM | #15 | |
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My queen has a blue spot painted on her thorax. This will help me find her when I open up the hive and check on her health. |
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04-16-2007, 03:31 PM | #16 |
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What happens if she's not doing so well?
Do you just buy a new queen and stick her in, or do you have to start over from scratch?
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04-16-2007, 03:42 PM | #17 | |
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If for some reason you wanted to replace the queen, you would kill the old queen, and then add a new queen in a cage. The workers will accept the new queen by the time they have freed her. This is why you can capture a wild swarm, add your own queen, and in a few months, all the bees are descendants of your queen, changing the hive from a feral one to a domesticated one. |
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04-16-2007, 03:44 PM | #18 |
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What about inbreeding?
Does the hive weaken over time from inbreeding?
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04-16-2007, 03:48 PM | #19 |
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Like Louisianans and Utahns? No.
The reasons is this. There should be no breeding going on in the hive. The queen I purchased has already mated. She will never mate again. If she dies, and the hive creates a new queen, the queen will fly into the sky seeking a mate, and then return. It's unlikely she would mate with a drone from the same colony. If she did, I wouldn't mind. Because then I would have the same genetics in the next queen. But what happens is that the next queen lays eggs that are half-wild, and the bees become mean. Then it is time to replace the queen, if you value docility. |
04-16-2007, 03:56 PM | #20 |
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Interesting...
How much does a new queen bee cost? How do they ship these things?
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