2024 Mated UK Buckfast Overwintered Queens

Queens come in introduction cages with about 8-10 attendants. The queens will be unclipped to increase chance of acceptance into the colony. 

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Place the cage between two brood frames by suspending it from a cocktail stick. This will let the bees eat the plug of fondant and get use to the queen, before eventually releasing the queen.

To increase chance of acceptance make sure the colony is well fed. You can give the colony a feed of light syrup to create a sense of nectar flow.

Queen introduction can be tricky and may not always go to plan. Once the queen has been introduced do not open the colony for a few days in order not to disturb them and allowing the colony to fully get used to the new queen.