I'm in the same situation as you with eight hives and ten queens coming in
about four weeks. The thing I have on my side is a little bit of time. I'm
hoping within four weeks my hives will be strong enough to split creating a
total of 16 hives. The other two queens I will either replace two of my
weaker existing queens or contact a couple of local beekeepers to see if
they can use them. I'm not sure how long a queen will last but my guess
would be 3-7 days since she relies on the worker bees to feed and take care
of her.



Good Luck



Randy Coleman

Southern Michigan



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OK, I need advice...

I was just told that the queens I ordered months ago are ready to
ship. Thing is, I've lost some hives since then. I'm going to have
two extra queens when all is said and done. Is there a way to keep
them alive for a few weeks, until I can provide hives for them?

So grateful for any suggestions--

--Chris






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