Requeening With A Double Screen Board

How to use a double screen to increase your odds at requeening

[@jordangibson3780]

Great video, informative tip for requeening, and how to use a double screen board!

[@Prisacarul]

I use a very simmilar method for combining the colonies that need requeening in August. I leave them with two queens laing antil fall when I decide between the two queens. That gives me more brood in the fall beside a new queen.

[@decaturridgebees8761]

@@Prisacarul I like it!

[@themichiganpiper6987]

Cool!

[@ThatBeeMan]

Since you're already using a double screen board, would you not be able to just pull it out without newspaper etc?

[@decaturridgebees8761]

@@ThatBeeMan I don’t understand can you try that question again

[@ThatBeeMan]

@@decaturridgebees8761 My question is based on my assumption as to why you are using a double screen board to start with and also what you are hoping to accomplish with the newspaper. Perhaps a clearer understanding of those two things would help me understand your reasoning for both.

[@decaturridgebees8761]

@@ThatBeeMan I’m using the double screen so I can have 2 opportunities for queens. One on the bottom and one on the top. I guess it’s possible to simply remove the ds board but I’d rather slowly introduce them. In this case I didn’t get a queen on the bottom mated so the simple combine is fitting. I currently have another ds board setup with a queen up top and down below. I’ll be looking for a place for that queen on top soon.

[@ThatBeeMan]

@@decaturridgebees8761 I understand having two opportunities for successful mating and I think that's a genius strategy but, you could also do that with a solid board so the question remains, what are you gaining with the double screen board?

[@ThatBeeMan]

@@decaturridgebees8761 I understand the logic of having two chances to raise a queen. What I'm asking is, how does a double screen board help that? Would a solid board not accomplish the same thing. I'm just looking for understanding. I'm not saying you are wrong, I'm looking for insight into what looks like a genius strategy.