Starter colony was checked this morning and a much more lively queen has emerged from the a WildCA18A mother colony frame. Before I could catch her she destroyed another queen cell that was likely to emerge soon. As a result, I divided the starter colony box into 3 compartments which are separate from each other. I also added an entrance for each. This will separate the hatched queens from the other sections and also allow mating flights. An additional frame with capped queen cells was moved from the WildCA18A mother colony. This will create a total of 4 mated queens from the WildCA18A genetics.
