Posts : 72 Join date : 2008-05-16 Age : 32 Location : PA
Subject: keeping a B. impatiens queen Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:47 pm
gonna hibernate her a nd then try to induce her to nest in the spring here is a vid of her
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9v6aRLcuzU
and here are some pics
lately she has been sleeping under the lint for the past week because it has been very cold even during the day.
bhoeschcod Moderator
Posts : 111 Join date : 2008-09-21 Age : 30 Location : Canada
Subject: Re: keeping a B. impatiens queen Tue May 26, 2009 11:17 pm
Cool hope it works out!
vulgaris Administrator
Posts : 72 Join date : 2008-05-16 Age : 32 Location : PA
Subject: Re: keeping a B. impatiens queen Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:58 pm
Just as further Advice for people who may be still reading this: Don't hibernate bumble bee queens with this method! They need to hibernate somewhere with moisture, such as in vials with moist cotton. I could not have been any more wrong with the dryer lint...
Subject: keeping a B. impatiens queen 
Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:47 pm
