How to replace queens without finding the old one 

Hey Peter. I can see this being a very handy technique when you want to replace older queens or dealing with aggressive hives replacing those queens. Thanks for sharing

Putting a qc in a queen right hive would definitely increase your chances of having 2 queens for awhile . Unless your old queen is marked you have no way of knowing.

In Minnesota , cold, limited winter stores,we call beekeepers with Italians, "repeat customers". :)

Hello Peter, I followed your teaching and guidance regarding the Demaree Method. All is going well. I Demaree'd 6 hives... No swarms, overwhelming amount of bee's and nectar... i had to add another deep to one of the hives, mainly to provide more space for the bee's. Thank you. You a great teacher! Are you or did you used to be a Professor? Many thanks, Dave from WV.

Thanks for video. Is there any risk the older queen may kill the new queen when she is emerges from the protected cell?

Been thinking of doing this for a couple years now. Great way to keep the apairy young. I would not want to find 200 queens each summer yet I would love to renew the colonies in late July with my own cells. Simple and cheap, one can afford a bit of failures. Do you know what the success rate might be? Do you expect it to be the normal 70-90%?

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Theoretically, could replacing the queen be used to delay/prevent swarming? There might be down sides but would be good to know if it’s an option.

Fascinating idea,The original queen will have to be marked? Otherwise I wouldn't know if it was successful?

What is your theory for the higher supers having the most honey. I experience the same thing? Thx

You should attend the Hive Life Conference. I like your videos thanks for the share 👍🏻

Why do u cut a triangular hole in the top of the metal/bubble wrap inner cover? Thx

Awesome idea? Question, does the virgin kill queen before or after mating flute?

Any issues with the queens not getting mated, coming back, etc?

Where do you purchase your queen excluders?

Any idea what % take you have?

I love this idea. I am curious why is this better than just adding a new mated queen? Do the workers get used to her pheromone through the queen-cup before she emerges or something of that kind?

Very cool. I like it. Thank you. Looked like that one colony looked a bit ornery when you opened the boxes. ... Also when you convert the italians into carniolans this way (or saskatraz carniolans), I'm curious how much this would make the newly converted carniolans colony size to be compared to what the size would have been if they'd just been carniolans in the beginning. I suspect it would make the nest a bit bigger, because they are already big and having to keep up with the food output while the italian genetics are being phased out.

Do you still have a nectar flow? I’ve been told not to try it after the main flow. Any idea what your acceptance rate is?

Is the newly emerged virgin queen stronger and more agile than the existing queen?... and is that why the virgin will be able to kill the existing queen? Thx

What keeps the queen from just swarming and taking half the bees weather

will they swam

Peter, how late in the year can you do that successfully?

Wouldn't part of the colony swarm? Wouldn't that mean losing a ton of bees? Yes, I may have to look twice, but 95% of the time, I don't think finding the queen to be that difficult.