Establishing Two Queens Instead of One Queen in a Honey Bee Colony - Part 2, Setting up two-queen colonies

摘要

In Part I (The ABK Issue 120.8) we explored 'The one colony - one queen principle', the universal condition of the honey bee colony. That two or more queens might be introduced to a honey bee colony, or indeed even be naturally present, is a consequence of the need for honey bees to replace their queens periodically. Under the unstable 'queen changeover' period, a second queen (during supersedure) or even a number of virgin queens (during swarming preparations) can be and are often present.