{"id":752,"date":"2019-11-10T12:42:24","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T12:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/?page_id=752"},"modified":"2026-05-10T00:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T22:02:40","slug":"how-to-introduce-a-queen-bee-to-a-hive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/jak-usadit-kralovnu-do-ulku\/","title":{"rendered":"How to introduce a queen bee into a hive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"752\" class=\"elementor elementor-752\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3591f77d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3591f77d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-579db27d\" data-id=\"579db27d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68050884 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68050884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Methods for safely housing a bumblebee colony in a hive<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f4fb086 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f4fb086\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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first consideration<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3766\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/jak-ziskat-cmelaky\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">How to get bumblebees<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-802\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/jak-vybrat-spravny-ul\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">How to choose the right beehive<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-38041\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/nezbytna-vybava-ulu\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Essential hive equipment<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-805\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/chodba-v-ulu\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Corridor in the hive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-806\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/vetrani\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Hive ventilation<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-808\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/klapka\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Slipper<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5373\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/klapka-zvedani-zaklopky\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Latch lifting solution<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2892\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/strecha-cmelaciho-ulu\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">The roof of the beehive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25831\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/tepelna-izolace-a-vytapeni-ulku-pro-cmelaky\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Thermal insulation and heating of the hive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3606\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/cmelaci-vytah-k-bezpecne-kontrole-hnizd\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Bumblebee lift for safe nest interventions<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-809\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/vystelka\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Lining<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3607\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/pozorovaci-okenko-ulu\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Observation window of the hive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38137\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\">======================================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-4161\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/pomucky-chovatele-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Breeder's aids<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-37248\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/pomucky-pro-odchyt-a-usazeni-kralovny\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Aids for catching and introducing a queen<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-37247\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/pomucky-pro-bezpecnou-kontrolu-v-ulku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Equipment for safe hive inspection<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38138\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\">=================================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-37249\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/krmeni-krmitka-prikrmovani-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Feeding and supplementing bumblebees<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-893\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/kudy-cesta-nevede\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">DANGEROUS things for bumblebees<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type 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menu-item-object-page menu-item-815\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/jak-usadit-kralovnu-do-ulku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">How to place a bumblebee into a hive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-36889\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/atraktant-pro-obsazeni-ulku-s-cmelaky\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Attractant for bumblebee nest occupancy<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-797\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/mam-nebo-nemam-usazeno\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Do I or do I not have this settled<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5983\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/matka-se-usadila-v-hnizdisti\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">The mother settled in the nesting site<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator 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menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-32968\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\">End of the bumblebee colony<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7428\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/prohlidka-ulu-a-hnizda-na-konci-sezony\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">End-of-season hive and nest inspection<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-850\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/jak-vycistit-a-zazimovat-ul\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">How to clean and winterise a beehive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38141\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\">================================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item 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menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-799\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/rad-bych-zacal-chovat-cmelaky\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">I would like to start keeping bumblebees<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-800\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/nezbytna-prvni-uvaha\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Essential first consideration<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3766\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/jak-ziskat-cmelaky\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">How to get bumblebees<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-802\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/jak-vybrat-spravny-ul\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">How to choose the right beehive<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-38041\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/nezbytna-vybava-ulu\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Essential hive equipment<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-805\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/chodba-v-ulu\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Corridor in the hive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-806\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/vetrani\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Hive ventilation<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-808\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/klapka\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Slipper<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5373\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/klapka-zvedani-zaklopky\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Latch lifting solution<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2892\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/strecha-cmelaciho-ulu\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">The roof of the beehive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25831\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/tepelna-izolace-a-vytapeni-ulku-pro-cmelaky\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Thermal insulation and heating of the hive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3606\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/cmelaci-vytah-k-bezpecne-kontrole-hnizd\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Bumblebee lift for safe nest interventions<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-809\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/vystelka\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Lining<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3607\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/pozorovaci-okenko-ulu\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Observation window of the hive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38137\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">======================================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-4161\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/pomucky-chovatele-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Breeder's aids<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-37248\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/pomucky-pro-odchyt-a-usazeni-kralovny\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Aids for catching and introducing a queen<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-37247\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/pomucky-pro-bezpecnou-kontrolu-v-ulku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Equipment for safe hive inspection<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38138\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">=================================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-37249\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/krmeni-krmitka-prikrmovani-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Feeding and supplementing bumblebees<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-893\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/kudy-cesta-nevede\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">DANGEROUS things for bumblebees<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8405\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/nevhodne-komercne-dostupne-ulky\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Unsuitable commercially available cheeses<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-30192\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/nebezpecne-pripravky-proti-parazitum\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Dangerous antiparasitic preparations<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5884\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/prodej-nepuvodnich-druhu-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Sale of non-native agricultural hybrids<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5843\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/nevhodna-odchytova-sada\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Unsuitable trapping kit<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-30193\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/zazracny-pripravek-na-ochranu-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Biopesticide Bacillus thuringiensis: risk or benefit<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38139\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">============================================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-38090\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/pripravna-faze-chovu-cmelaku-v-ulku\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Preparation phase of breeding<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-33503\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/priprava-ulku-pred-sezonou\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Pre-season ulcer preparation<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-26457\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/kdy-umistit-ulky-pro-cmelaky-na-stanoviste\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">When to place hives in their location<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2854\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/ochrana-cmelaciho-ulu-pred-mravenci\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Ants and hive protection from them<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-26750\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/zazracny-pripravek-na-ochranu-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Miracle protective product?<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-811\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/nejcastejsi-chyby\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Common mistakes<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-813\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/vyber-z-vasich-dotazu\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Selection of your queries<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38134\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">===========================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-38109\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/cmelaci-sezona-zacina\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">The bumblebee season begins<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author nmr-logged-in menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2463\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/prvni-krok-nez-zahajite-sezonu\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">First steps before you start the season<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-26458\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/kdy-umistit-ulky-pro-cmelaky-na-stanoviste\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">When to place hives in their location<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-33532\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/umisteni-ulu-na-zahrade\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Where to correctly place a beehive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4692\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/matka-hleda-hnizdiste\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">A mother is looking for a nesting site<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-815\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/jak-usadit-kralovnu-do-ulku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">How to place a bumblebee into a hive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-36889\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/atraktant-pro-obsazeni-ulku-s-cmelaky\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Attractant for bumblebee nest occupancy<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-797\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/mam-nebo-nemam-usazeno\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Do I or do I not have this settled<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5983\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/matka-se-usadila-v-hnizdisti\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">The mother settled in the nesting site<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-796\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/umeni-klapky\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">The art of the clap<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-795\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/extremni-vlivy-jara-mraziky\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Extreme spring influences: frosts<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6940\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/kdy-a-jak-vetrat-ulek\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">When and how to ventilate a bumblebee swarm<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38136\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">===============================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-33573\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/cmelaci-hnizdo-v-dobe-delnic\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Solitary phase of the mother and first workers<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7049\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/kontroly-hnizda-v-ulku\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Caring for a developed nest in a beehive<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-38115\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/parazite-a-predatori-ve-cmelacim-ulu\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Parasites and predators in the hive<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6161\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/pacmelaci-a-chov-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Bumblebees and bumblebee keeping<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6786\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/zavijec-cizopasny-a-chov-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Aphomia sociella and its rearing<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18210\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/melittobia-acasta-a-chov-cmelaku\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Melittobia acasta is a species of wasp.<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6709\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/ochrana-cmelaciho-ulu-pred-mravenci\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Ants and their control<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38140\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">===================================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-32968\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">End of the bumblebee colony<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7428\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/prohlidka-ulu-a-hnizda-na-konci-sezony\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">End-of-season hive and nest inspection<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"nmr-administrator nmr-editor nmr-author menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-850\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/jak-vycistit-a-zazimovat-ul\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">How to clean and winterise a beehive<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-38141\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">================================<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-793\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/vyber-z-vasich-dotazu-2\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Selections from your inquiries<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-894\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Back to introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-188681cb\" data-id=\"188681cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74849d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74849d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"#\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong><em>What you will learn here<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>How to introduce a bumblebee queen to a hive<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>What are your options<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>What techniques to use<\/em><\/li><li><em>What to watch out for<\/em><\/li><li><i>What absolutely not to do<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e68a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46e68a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Datum posledn\u00ed aktualizace: 74\/3\/2026<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-724f5e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"724f5e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37899 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cmelaci-PLUS-abstrakt-www-small.jpg\" alt=\"page abstract\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/h4><ul>\n<li><strong>Respect nature.<\/strong> When occupying a ulcer, show utmost consideration and respect for nature.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unscheduled seating<\/strong> If a bumblebee queen finds a hive on her own, it is a natural process and a considerate one<\/li>\n<li><strong>An offering of a fright can be made to the Queen Mother:<\/strong> It requires maximum consideration \u2013 force, pressure, and imprisonment are unfair and also do not lead to the objective.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Persistence is harmful:<\/strong> Don't try to settle a mother at all costs, and certainly don't settle mothers who are not actively looking for a nesting site \u2013 you won't succeed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>He who is prepared is not surprised<\/strong> Practise all the steps and repeat them a few times \u201edry run\u201c.\u201c<\/li>\n<li><strong>Last year's daughters return:<\/strong> The lake can also be occupied by last year's daughters returning to it, should they have successfully survived hibernation<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Bumblebee Rapid Response Team is helping<\/strong>There's no need to be persistent and try to occupy the owl's burrow at all costs. You too can become rescuers of a nest in distress and occupy your own burrow during the year together with us.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1637e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1637e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Contents<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong><a href=\"#0\">Introduction<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"#2\">How to offer a queen bumblebee a nesting site \u2013 breeder's options<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"#A0\">A) How to attract a bumblebee queen to a hive (bumblebee box)<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"#A1\"><b>How to let a mother bird nest<\/b><\/a><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"#A2\"><b>What must you not forget<\/b><\/a><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"#A3\"><b>\u00a0How do I know if a hen is broody?<\/b><\/a><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"#A4\"><b>What are the chances of success<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#B0\"><strong>B) How to actively offer a queen bee (bumblebee hive) to a mother queen<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"#B1\"><b>When to actively offer a mother a cuddle<\/b><\/a><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"#B2\"><b>What will you need<\/b><\/a><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"#B3\"><b>Catching a queen ant with a net<\/b><\/a><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"#B4\"><b>Moving the mother to the bootloader<\/b><\/a><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"#B5\"><b>Transfer mother from bootloader to kernel<\/b><\/a><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"#B6\"><b>The mother is closed in the hive, examining its interior and making a decision.<\/b><\/a><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"#B7\"><b>Pilot maternal flight<\/b><\/a><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"#B8\"><b>The mother made a general flight and what next?<\/b><\/a><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"#B9\"><b>What if the mother didn't leave the fright?<\/b><\/a><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"#B10\"><b>What is the next step?<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"#C0\">C) The queen, who was born in the hive last season, will return to it herself.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44d1bcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44d1bcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"1\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/h4><p>We write about the possibilities of acquiring bumblebees on the page\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/how-to-get-bumblebees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to get bumblebees<\/a>. We are writing there that <strong>We recommend settling bumblebees (from a bumblebee nest) from nature<\/strong>.It's a way you can help nature and, if all goes well, you'll be reproducing bumblebees that live in your area.<\/p><p>We will describe the procedure for placing a developed ulcer with a purchased nest in a separate chapter HERE (in preparation).<\/p><p>Basic <strong>condition for successful installation of a queen bee into a hive<\/strong> that you have it ready and placed on<strong> Final location. Once the bumblebees have settled, we no longer recommend handling the hive.<\/strong>.<br \/>Especially <b>Ulcer management<\/b> at the time when the mother<b> in solitary phase <\/b>(until the birth of the first workers), successful bumblebee breeding <b>threatens<\/b>.<\/p><p>There are exceptions, which we will describe separately, and which we recommend only for experienced breeders.<\/p><p>Before we begin, we'll try to explain to you too, <strong>Why might our guides sometimes seem long and detailed<\/strong>\u2026.\u00a0<\/p><p>We are aware that the instructions will seem detailed. The process of settling in the mother can actually be managed in a few minutes. <br \/>For a beginner, however, this can sometimes be a problem \u2013 they lack experience and are nervous. But with our step-by-step guide, nothing will take them by surprise, and both they and, above all, the bumblebee\u2019s mother will get through it unscathed.<br \/>That's why we've also included in this guide <strong>Common beginner mistakes<\/strong>which should help you resolve any potential issues. So, that's about it \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c9237e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c9237e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"2\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong style=\"font-size: 1.5rem;\">How to offer a mother bumblebee (bumblebee nest) for nesting \u2013 breeder\u2019s options<\/strong><\/h4><p>Once the queen bumblebees have gained strength and deem it the right time to nest, they begin to look for nesting sites, that is, a place where they will establish their nest. You can tell that the queens are looking for nesting sites by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/sezona-zacina\/a-hen-is-looking-for-a-nesting-place\/.\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">search flight<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p>Jsou tyto <strong>Basic options for settling a nest box (bumblebee nest) from nature<\/strong>:<br \/><strong>A) Attract a queen bumblebee to the hive (bumblebee box)<\/strong> to leave it to her and chance<br \/><strong>B) Actively offer the mother relief<\/strong> introduce her to the beehive and let her decide for herself<br \/><strong>C) The queen, who was born in the hive last season, will return to it herself.<\/strong><\/p><p>In all these cases, the offers can be prepared <strong>nesting site<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>more attractive<\/strong>\u00a0 the queen by using the entrance tunnel from last year\u2019s colony. You can also use the clean part of last year\u2019s heat-retaining lining where the bumblebees\u2019 nest was.<\/p><p>But don't forget that <strong>The used corridor must be thoroughly cleaned<\/strong> sight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/hallway-in-the-corner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hallway in the corner<\/a>\u00a0a <strong>Used liner sanitised<\/strong> sight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/beehive-lining\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lining in the hive\u00a0<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Please remember the returnees from last year's breeding season. It is very important.<\/strong><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31c3eb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31c3eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"A0\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>A) How to attract a bumblebee queen to a hive (bumblebee box)<\/strong><\/h4><p>This solution for occupying the scarecrow is <strong>most natural and closest to nature<\/strong>. It doesn't always lead to the goal, but with a bit of luck, it works out and our <strong>Instructions<\/strong> will help you with this.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a22f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4a22f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"A1\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong style=\"font-size: 1.25rem;\">How to let a mother bird nest<\/strong><\/h4><p>The prerequisite for success is that you place the decoy on<strong> a suitable place so that the mother can find it herself<\/strong>, when it is searching for a suitable nesting site.<\/p><p>We wrote about the ulcer's placement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/location-of-trees-in-the-garden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ulcer location in the garden<\/a><\/p><p>For the mother alone <b>startle <\/b>found, it should be <b>located where the mother is looking<\/b> (can be determined by observing frequent search flight paths). Most often it is near the ground \u2013 see our videos.\u00a0 <br \/>Species that are looking for <b>duty in trees<\/b> Looking for <b>at heights<\/b>, sometimes even under the roof, is the tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum).<\/p><p>From the perspective of later successful breeding, we would rather recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/location-of-trees-in-the-garden\/#12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Placement on a raised platform<\/a> , or<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/location-of-trees-in-the-garden\/#13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> low stand<\/a> . So it is good <strong>to make a compromise,<\/strong> so that the entrance hole is at a height of 20-30 cm above the ground.<\/p><p>On a high stand, most species won't nest by themselves, as it won't be a natural location for them.<\/p><p>An exception, for example, could be the tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum), which often occupies higher nesting sites, such as bird boxes.<\/p><p><strong><em>Recommendation<\/em><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><em>If you prefer the queen bee to self-settle, then we recommend <b>until it settles, leave the quail directly on the ground<\/b>. <\/em><\/li><li><em>Once the queen mother has occupied him, within a day or two he'll be startled. <b>to close at night <\/b>plugged opening, <b>Lift carefully <\/b>in the same place in height (stand\/mat) <\/em><\/li><li><em>After calming the mother, open the nozzle.\u00a0<\/em><\/li><li><em>The mother will most likely make a short orientation flight in the morning and accept the change of location.<\/em><\/li><li><em>If the mother does not accept the change and continues to look for him at ground level, then it is necessary to catch the mother and introduce her into the hive with an introducer (see procedure in the following text).\u00a0<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>If you leave the shock on the ground<\/strong>It's possible he'll discover it <strong>another searching mother will try to occupy with fright<\/strong>. Then came the fight, often with fatal consequences for both mothers.<\/p><p>As we wrote earlier, <strong>the echo should be completely ready<\/strong> and you <b>Don't go near the cub unnecessarily, so as not to disturb the searching mothers.<\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1259efc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1259efc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"A2\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>What must you not forget<\/strong><\/h5><p>You mustn't forget that <b>The hive ventilation must be closed and the flap opened<\/b>.<\/p><p>Likewise, bear in mind that you must not disturb the mother \u2013 observe her from a distance (several metres), keep still and do not interfere with the process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b3476b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b3476b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"A3\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>How do I know if a hen is broody?<\/strong><\/h5><p>If you don't have time to observe whether the queen bee is interested in the bait, it is advisable to place <b>brand<\/b>. <br \/>If the sign is thrown, surprise someone visited. If the sign <b>regularly thrown out<\/b>, then most likely <b>Does anyone regularly return to the burrow<\/b>, as he likes it.<\/p><p>However, do not expect to meet regularly with a new mother, see the text below.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">You can find out how to insert a mark into the hive entrance on the page <\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/i-dont-have-it-installed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Do I or do I not have this settled<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f40d07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f40d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"A4\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>What are the chances of success<\/h5><p>Even if you do your best, <strong>The probability of a queen mother discovering the nest herself is not high<\/strong>. From a natural perspective, it is n<strong>the most natural and gentle way to occupy an ulcer<\/strong> and we recommend trying it. <br \/>We have proven that it can be done.<\/p><p>However, don't forget that if there is a fright on the ground, another mother might become interested in it. The mothers will then compete for the nesting site, which ends with the death of one or both mothers. <b>That is why it is necessary to move the shock upwards in time.<\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a11244c elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"a11244c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/WKX9mAi8M2s&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11592d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11592d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"B0\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>B) How to actively offer a queen bee (bumblebee hive) to a mother queen<\/strong><\/h4><p>If the mother cannot find the lure you have prepared, it is possible to gently catch her with a net and<b> offer it into the hive = introduce her to the hive<\/b>, to see it.<\/p><p>\u00a0 <br \/>This way you can offer it a nesting box, which is placed even where the mother isn't looking. These can be nesting boxes on high stands, on the wall, on a balcony, etc.<\/p><p>It should be remembered here that<strong> The bumblebee is protected by law<\/strong>. \u00a0<strong>You must avoid endangering the queen mother in any way, trying to force her to settle, or even harming her.<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The procedure described below is not complicated. <strong>If you rehearse it beforehand<\/strong>, you'll eventually find it easy and<strong> You'll manage it in a minute<\/strong>.<\/p><p>From experience and years of supporting beginners, we know that <strong>Introducing a mother bee to a hive often fails for those who don't prepare well.<\/strong>, and above all, to those, <strong>Who is persistent and tries to succeed at all costs<\/strong>. Practice, calm, and patience are the cornerstones of success.<\/p><p>Before you start, we recommend putting a lining in the hive <b>emergency dose of sweetener<\/b> in the feeder from <b>PET bottle caps<\/b>. Press cotton wool into the lid and drip onto it<strong> Aqueous solution of sucrose (white sugar)<\/strong>. <br \/>This isn\u2019t a bribe, but an emergency energy boost in case the mother becomes exhausted and spends a long time trying to find her way out of the hive \u2013 see below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4262052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4262052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"B1\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>When to actively offer a mother a cuddle<\/strong><\/h5><p>Perhaps we should recap from the previous chapter how and when mothers look for nesting sites. This will be useful for the right tactics, or for the time allocated to observing bumblebee mothers.<\/p><p>Only the queen is suitable for introduction into the hive, as she <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/sezona-zacina\/a-hen-is-looking-for-a-nesting-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she is looking for a nesting site herself<\/a> .<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>If the queen isn&#x27;t looking for a nest site, there&#x27;s no point in introducing her to the hive<\/strong> \u2013 She won\u2019t take to being startled, and you\u2019ll only put her at unnecessary risk. It\u2019s HER decision, and she must decide for herself whether to settle in. Please respect that.<\/p><p><b>Do not disturb the bumblebee queen during<\/b>, when the weather forecast promises <b>Daytime chill<\/b> at 0\u00b0C, <b>frosts<\/b> sky <b>long-term<\/b> rain \/ snow <b>precipitation<\/b>.<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>A mother can cope with morning frosts in the spring months. However, this requires a good shelter that is well insulated and lined with sufficient high-quality bedding. She also needs access to plenty of food in the wild during the day (she can fly even in low temperatures if she has to).<br \/>But her mother<b> without a supply of food, she will be unable to keep the foetus alive for more than a few days<\/b>. So if it lays in warm weather, it will not have sufficient reserves of pollen and nectar, and also if it doesn't have the opportunity to forage outside the hive.\u00a0<br \/><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">If it doesn't manage, <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><b>may leave the nest<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">, or by herself <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><b>when warming the nest<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><b>to die of exhaustion<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Bear in mind that, under normal circumstances, the mother will lay her eggs 3\u20135 days after settling in, and will then remain in the nest. <\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">So keep an eye on the medium-range weather forecast<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">.<\/span><\/p><p>Mothers actively search for nesting sites throughout the day in several waves \u2013 in the morning, and then again later in the afternoon. They find the early evening particularly appealing when the wind calms down and they don't need as much energy for flight.<br \/>If it's cold or windy, they aren't as active in their search. Likewise, they aren't very active when they sense a change in the weather and when conditions (temperature and food availability) won't be suitable for nesting.<\/p><p><strong>A warning in case you try to settle a mother in the evening <\/strong>\u2013 you need to take into account that the queen will only emerge from the hive after dusk, <strong>so he\u2019ll stay there overnight as well. <br \/><\/strong>It is therefore necessary to lay the lining on the surface<strong> a portion of sugar syrup or honey-sugar paste<\/strong>. Suitable materials and feeders can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/bumblebee-breeders-aids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/p><p><em><strong>Warning<\/strong><\/em><\/p><ul><li><em>If you want to be successful, try to catch the queen and place her in the hive as calmly as possible, without causing her any stress, and as quickly as possible. <\/em><\/li><li><em>If you stress the mother by handling and moving her roughly and for too long, her c<strong>The urge to settle down will soon fade away<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><em><strong>Transport the mother for a maximum of 10-15 minutes<\/strong>, you're stressing her out and it's unnecessary<\/em><\/li><li><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do not transport the mother from a distance.<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">why\u00a0<br \/><\/span><\/strong><strong>a) you might accidentally catch a nesting mother<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 her <b>The nest will disappear<\/b> and she becomes a wandering queen (doesn't start a new nest)<br \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>b)<\/strong><b> Can you thin out the population at the capture site<\/b><\/span> - its offspring may not find suitable [conditions] in the place where you nest it <b>Mating partners<\/b>\u00a0 = for it to lose its meaning without the next generation. <\/em><\/li><li><i>For the reasons stated above <b>Do not transport captured mothers by car\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/i><\/li><li><em style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><b><span style=\"color: #339966;\">It's best to catch the queen near the hive, or at a distance from which you can reach it within 10-15 minutes.<\/span>. <\/b>This reduces the time during which the mother is stressed and from <b>Such distances are how far a mother can travel to return to where you intercepted her.<\/b> (it won't find its nesting site even if it travels more than 3km).<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9cf1d52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9cf1d52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-259bb08\" data-id=\"259bb08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8da088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8da088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_27065\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27065\" class=\"wp-image-27065\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Krmitko-z-vicka-PET-lahve-Foto-Ondrej-Hercog-2022-6-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - PET bottle cap feeder - honey-sugar dough - queen being fed - Photo Ond\u0159ej Hercog 2022\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Krmitko-z-vicka-PET-lahve-Foto-Ondrej-Hercog-2022-6-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Krmitko-z-vicka-PET-lahve-Foto-Ondrej-Hercog-2022-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Krmitko-z-vicka-PET-lahve-Foto-Ondrej-Hercog-2022-6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Krmitko-z-vicka-PET-lahve-Foto-Ondrej-Hercog-2022-6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Krmitko-z-vicka-PET-lahve-Foto-Ondrej-Hercog-2022-6-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Krmitko-z-vicka-PET-lahve-Foto-Ondrej-Hercog-2022-6-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Krmitko-z-vicka-PET-lahve-Foto-Ondrej-Hercog-2022-6-1232x693.jpg 1232w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Krmitko-z-vicka-PET-lahve-Foto-Ondrej-Hercog-2022-6-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cmelaci-PLUS-Krmitko-z-vicka-PET-lahve-Foto-Ondrej-Hercog-2022-6-1320x743.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PET bottle cap feeder \u2013 honey-sugar dough \u2013 mother is fed<br \/>Photo: O. Hercog 2022<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aec33f8\" data-id=\"aec33f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-412bc89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"412bc89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_4545\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4545\" class=\"wp-image-4545 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Krmitko_ze_zkumavky_4.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Test tube feeder - inclined position\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Krmitko_ze_zkumavky_4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Krmitko_ze_zkumavky_4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Krmitko_ze_zkumavky_4-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Test tube feeder \u2013 tilted position<br \/>Photo: O. Hercog<\/p><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7251cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7251cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"B2\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>What will you need<\/strong><\/h5><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/bumblebee-breeders-aids\/#9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Net\/nets<\/strong><\/a> to be caught\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/bumblebee-breeders-aids\/#10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bootloader<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a> \u2013 we recommend a diagonally cut loader; prepare the loader = pull the plunger out to the maximum<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/bumblebee-breeders-aids\/#11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Entrance\/flight hole blockage<\/a> to the den<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Loader sealing plug<\/strong> with the abducted mother<\/li><li><strong>Bootloader case<\/strong> an envelope with which you will cover the introducer and thus keep the captured queen calm<\/li><li><strong>Time, patience<\/strong>, calm nerves and optimism<\/li><li><strong>As a safeguard<\/strong>, motivac\u00ed, p\u0159ed zaveden\u00edm matky do \u00falu se doporu\u010duje <strong>place on the surface of the lining the cap of a PET bottle<\/strong>and with dissolved sugar as an emergency feeder see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/bumblebee-breeders-aids\/#8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><br \/>Can sugar dough sold in beekeeping supply shops (e.g. Apivital, Apifonda, etc.) also be used?\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><div><div id=\"attachment_4810\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4810\" class=\"wp-image-4810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Odchytova_sada_sitka_a_zavadec.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Catch kit net and hanger\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Odchytova_sada_sitka_a_zavadec.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Odchytova_sada_sitka_a_zavadec-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Odchytova_sada_sitka_a_zavadec-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Catchment kit net and launcher<\/p><\/div><\/div><p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p><div id=\"attachment_4880\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4880\" class=\"wp-image-4880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Zavadec_s_poudrem_a_zatkou_z_papiru-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Loader with powder and paper plug\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Zavadec_s_poudrem_a_zatkou_z_papiru-scaled.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Zavadec_s_poudrem_a_zatkou_z_papiru-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Zavadec_s_poudrem_a_zatkou_z_papiru-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Zavadec_s_poudrem_a_zatkou_z_papiru-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Zavadec_s_poudrem_a_zatkou_z_papiru-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Zavadec_s_poudrem_a_zatkou_z_papiru-1232x1643.jpg 1232w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Zavadec_s_poudrem_a_zatkou_z_papiru-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Zavadec_s_poudrem_a_zatkou_z_papiru-1320x1760.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Powder loader with a paper stopper<br \/>Photo O. Hercog<\/p><\/div><p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Note<\/em><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><em>The sugar daddy isn't looking in the nest, nor is he <b>will not accept as a bribe \u2013 the mother is looking for a place to live, not a buffet.<\/b><br \/>There are known cases where a mother only went into the hive to feed, but <strong>She didn't want to live there.<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><em><strong>It's just a fuse<\/strong> in case it didn't find its way out of the alley in time \u2013 it could die of hunger there<br \/>An emergency feed is particularly suitable when you are introducing a queen.<strong> In the evening and in a corner, darkness can overtake her<\/strong><\/em><em style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><div id=\"attachment_4557\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4557\" class=\"wp-image-4557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Ktmitko_z_vicka_PET_lahve_vhodne.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - PET bottle cap feeder - SUITABLE\" width=\"250\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Ktmitko_z_vicka_PET_lahve_vhodne.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Ktmitko_z_vicka_PET_lahve_vhodne-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Ktmitko_z_vicka_PET_lahve_vhodne-768x674.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bird feeder made from a PET bottle cap with a cotton pad insert<\/p><\/div><p><strong><em>Common beginner mistakes:<\/em><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><em>Unpreparedness<\/em><\/li><li><em>Lack of practice<\/em><\/li><li><em>The effort to succeed on the first try and persistence<\/em><\/li><\/ul><div><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb9dc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8eb9dc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/XdKthKIX9q8&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f70de3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f70de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"B3\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Catching a queen ant with a net<\/strong><\/h5><p>First, you need to find and carefully catch the bumblebee queen with a net.<\/p><p><em><strong>Proceed<\/strong><\/em><\/p><ul><li>In a calm manner <strong>watch mother bumblebees and their scouting flights<\/strong>. If you find a place where they are searching, it is best to stand there, wait and observe calmly.<\/li><li>As soon as the searching mother approaches, <strong>Cover it with a landing net to the ground<\/strong> \u2013 carefully, so as not to hurt her<\/li><li>There's no point in chasing a mother, as you'll only frighten her, stress her out, and she'll fly away. Likewise, trying to catch her in flight or when she's grazing is pointless.<\/li><li>You can, depending on the situation, <strong>select a net with a smaller\/larger diameter (approx. 20 cm \/ 40 cm)<\/strong>. A smaller mesh diameter is useful in tall grass and for short distances.<\/li><li>As soon as <strong>Mother caught in a net<\/strong>, it will instinctively try <strong>escape by flying upwards<\/strong><\/li><li>With one hand <strong>Hold the net down<\/strong>, so that the mother doesn't give in. With the other hand (fingers) <strong>Lift the bottom of the net<\/strong> The mother will try to escape upwards<\/li><li>Wait until<strong> The mother will ascend<\/strong> second-hand <strong>fasten the netting under the mother<\/strong> (Grasp with fingers and palm)<\/li><li>Phew \u2013 Mum\u2019s got the net! \ud83d\ude42<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Highly recommended:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Don't breathe on your mother \u2013 it stresses her out<\/li><li>Don't unnecessarily shake the bootloader \u2013 it stresses it out.<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><p><strong><em>Common beginner mistakes<\/em><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><em>Catching the queen, who is not performing a search flight, on flowers or in flight<\/em><\/li><li><em>Unnecessary fear of a bee sting, or of a bumblebee's stingers<\/em><\/li><li><em>Catch the bumblebee, instead of waiting.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Unnecessary stress for a beginner and also for a bumblebee mother<\/em><\/li><li><em>Clumsy movements<\/em><\/li><li><em>Poorly pressed netting to the ground<\/em><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ba4240 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ba4240\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f85bd3\" data-id=\"7f85bd3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8070b75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8070b75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_4811\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4811\" class=\"wp-image-4811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Matka_odchycena_v-sitce.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Queen caught in netting\" width=\"350\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Matka_odchycena_v-sitce.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Matka_odchycena_v-sitce-167x300.jpg 167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">She-cat caught in the net<br \/>Cover it with a capture net to the ground <br \/>Photo O. Hercog<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-858eb52\" data-id=\"858eb52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c62c04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c62c04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_4812\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4812\" class=\"wp-image-4812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Matka_odchycena_v-sitce_2.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Queen caught in netting\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Matka_odchycena_v-sitce_2.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Matka_odchycena_v-sitce_2-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">She-cat caught in the net <br \/>lift the bottom of the net \u2013 the mother will try to escape upwards<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7ce475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7ce475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"#\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_4817\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4817\" class=\"wp-image-4817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Matka_odchycena_v-sitce_4.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Queen caught in netting\" width=\"350\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Matka_odchycena_v-sitce_4.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Matka_odchycena_v-sitce_4-167x300.jpg 167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">She-cat caught in the net<br \/>Wait until the mother has ascended and use your other hand to close the netting below the mother.<\/p><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f7f714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f7f714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"#\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Experienced breeders use several methods for catching queens, which we will describe later. Here we will describe one of them, the so-called.&nbsp;<strong>pinhole method<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For your mother, you'll prepare a hole in the ground and wait for her there \u2013 with a coffee in your hand and while sitting.<\/p>\n<p>In the section for experienced breeders, Doctor Ku\u010dera will describe gentle capture using \u201ebliknis\u00e1\u010dk\u016f\u201c (<em>preparing<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Proceed<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Where the searching bumblebee mother moves,&nbsp;<strong>hole in the ground<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The opening should have approximately&nbsp;<strong>20\u201330 mm diameter<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Should be oriented&nbsp;<strong>sloping to the ground approximately 15-20 cm deep<\/strong>&nbsp;and simulate an entry into a rodent's burrow<\/li>\n<li>It should be placed there.,<strong>&nbsp;Where are the search mothers moving<\/strong>&nbsp;where can you comfortably reach with a catching net<\/li>\n<li>You can use to create<strong>&nbsp;stronger peg<\/strong>, a handle from garden tools, or a gardening dibber<\/li>\n<li>Should be visible and&nbsp;<strong>It shouldn't be covered by grass<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A searching mother will be interested by such an opening in the ground and you can catch her more easily \u2013&nbsp;<strong>will wait until the hole in the ground has been entered&nbsp;<\/strong>and you her&nbsp;<strong>You close the landing net.<\/strong>, which returns from the opening<\/li>\n<li>This method will give you one big certainty \u2013 you'll have in the net&nbsp;<strong>a queen weasel, demonstrably looking for a nesting site<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a40fcb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"a40fcb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/kTcD28bq5uA&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a899a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a899a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"#\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\u00a0<\/div><div><p><strong>Notice and apology for still repeating this<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>If the mother is carrying out<strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">\u00a0scouting flight = searching for nesting sites. Is it worth catching her and offering her a fright?<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li>If the queen mother\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">feeding on flowers,<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0sky\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">l<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>eth\u00a0<\/strong>doesn't look for nesting sites at height,<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0or it cannot be determined. Certainly her\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>there's no point in offering him fright \u2013 he wouldn't accept it<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li>If the mother has on her hind legs\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Pollen baskets already have their own nest, so you must not disturb them.<\/strong><\/span>. Overtaken<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u00a0the nest would not be accepted under any circumstances<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0and if an accident occurred during capture, its abandoned offspring would perish.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d468fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0d468fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/lZGvibgJcAg&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6ac493 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6ac493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"B4\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Moving the mother to the bootloader<\/strong><\/h5><p>Once the mother bee is caught, she needs to be gently placed into a introducer, by means of which you safely introduce her into the hive.<\/p><p><em><strong>Proceed<\/strong><\/em><\/p><ul><li><strong>The mother is caught<\/strong> in the net and closed by hand<\/li><li><strong>Take the loader with your other hand<\/strong> (The piston should be pulled out to the maximum)<\/li><li>Insert<strong> bottom starter to the net<\/strong> \u2013 you loosen the palm and fingers a bit so the mother doesn't fly away, but so the loader can be inserted<\/li><li>Carefully bring the feeder closer to the mother and reduce the space in the net until <strong>The motherboard falls into the bootloader.<\/strong> and it falls to its bottom<\/li><li>Hold <strong>vertical loader<\/strong>. The mother cannot climb out or fly out of the feeder due to the smooth walls.<\/li><li>If you are near a hive, keep the feeder covered with netting. Otherwise, leave it <strong>close with the prepared stopper<\/strong>, or a napkin roll<\/li><li>If you have<strong> boot case<\/strong>, with its help, mother in the bootloader <strong>shade<\/strong>, you will reduce its stress<\/li><li>Move to the hive<\/li><\/ul><p><em><strong>Common beginner mistakes<\/strong><\/em><\/p><ul><li>A prolonged transfer of the mother from the net to the bootloader.<\/li><li>If the procedure is incorrect, the bumblebee will fly away from the netting\/catcher.<\/li><li>Long and rough transport in the charger \u2013 stress for the mother<\/li><li>Unnecessarily long viewing of the mother in the loader \u2013 mother's stress<\/li><li>There is no bumblebee in the loader, but a dung beetle.<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c0253c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c0253c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-021dab3\" data-id=\"021dab3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d330ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d330ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_4817\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4817\" class=\"wp-image-4817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Matka_odchycena_v-sitce_4.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Queen caught in netting\" width=\"350\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Matka_odchycena_v-sitce_4.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Matka_odchycena_v-sitce_4-167x300.jpg 167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">She-cat caught in the net <br \/>Wait until the mother has ascended and use your other hand to close the netting below the mother.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cd9986\" data-id=\"2cd9986\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1bb540 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1bb540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_4813\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4813\" class=\"wp-image-4813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Matka_odchycena_v-sitce_3.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Queen caught in netting\" width=\"350\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Matka_odchycena_v-sitce_3.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Matka_odchycena_v-sitce_3-167x300.jpg 167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">She-cat caught in the net<br \/>Insert the loader from the bottom into the netting<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea4dff9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea4dff9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1945376\" data-id=\"1945376\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6a067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c6a067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_4814\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4814\" class=\"wp-image-4814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Matka_odchycena_v_zavadeci.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Queen caught in a feeder\" width=\"350\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Matka_odchycena_v_zavadeci.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Matka_odchycena_v_zavadeci-167x300.jpg 167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mother caught in a loader<br \/>Put the carrier under the mother until she collapses and sinks to the bottom.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a50dff\" data-id=\"0a50dff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba07653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba07653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_4822\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4822\" class=\"wp-image-4822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Matka_odchycena_v_zavadeci_2.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Queen caught in a feeder\" width=\"350\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Matka_odchycena_v_zavadeci_2.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Matka_odchycena_v_zavadeci_2-167x300.jpg 167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mother caught in a loader<br \/>Seal the loader with a plug or a rolled paper tissue.<br \/>If you are close to the nest, just cover the feeder with your hand, or a net.<\/p><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c0b23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"27c0b23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/rScc23akjtM&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51289be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51289be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"#\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sometimes the netting can get caught in the starter and won't come loose. There are several methods for resolving this situation, such as the one shown in this video.<\/p>\n<p>But you can simply <strong>Stay still, don't breathe on your mother<\/strong> (human breathing stresses her)<strong>, do not shake the starter and wait for it to release<\/strong>. Sometimes it's enough <b>rotate the loader to a horizontal position<\/b>, or the plunger slightly upwards. <br>The mother tries to escape upwards, so she lets go. Can you solve it too<b>with a careful tug of the net<\/b>.<\/p><p><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c23ddfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c23ddfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/JRdikoOLNlo&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ac44b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ac44b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"B5\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Transfer mother from bootloader to kernel<\/strong><\/h5><p>Boot loader mother <b>through the flight opening, you let into the hive<\/b>. If all goes well and <b>The mother will enter the hive.<\/b>, it will pass through the corridor to the inner space of the hive. <u>He's marking the path<\/u> pheromones and makes buzzing sounds.\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">In the cave, there will be <\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">examine the internal space and lining<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>It is essential that it is in darkness and undisturbed. <\/b>It will make a path, which it will then exit the hive by, and if the hive<b> <\/b>is accepted, it is marked by its smell.<\/p><p><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><em>Warning<\/em><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><em>If the mother doesn't want to enter the flight hole and it's taking a long time, it's better to release her. <br \/>She is either stressed, or she is not looking for nesting sites and will not accept a startling \u2013 you must not force her into the nesting site, and there is no point in doing so.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-778cf1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"778cf1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"#\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Proceed<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check that it is<strong> Closed roof<\/strong> a <strong>Closed ventilation cover<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Get ready <strong>Unscrew<\/strong> air vent<\/li>\n<li>If you have used <strong>boot shading, remove it<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>In a vertical position<\/strong> Bring the loader to the intake port and remove its cap<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lay it horizontally<\/strong> and press against the inlet opening<\/li>\n<li>Attention, <strong>Don't press your mother while doing so<\/strong>. If it were to threaten, it's better to let it fly.<\/li>\n<li>The mother is buzzing loudly and is annoyed, try to<strong>not to prolong the struggle unnecessarily<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The mother will seek an escape from the bootloader and <strong>enters the air intake<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If she doesn't want to, try about<strong>likely insert piston<\/strong> and bring it closer to the inlet<strong> but you mustn't press it \u2013 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The piston doesn't push it into the inlet port, it just reduces the space it moves in until it enters the inlet port itself.<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2013 it's the only place he can&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>escape<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li>As soon as the mother enters the flight hole and does not immediately return to the driver, <strong>carefully close the inlet opening<\/strong> blank<\/li>\n<li>Sometimes the mother will immediately turn and try to escape. In such a case <strong>Wait until they enter the hallway,<\/strong> Close the valve opening afterwards<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check<\/strong>, that the entrance reducer is holding well, that no light is visible around it into the hive, and that the ventilation is closed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Note<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Mom is<b> Need to introduce into the hive via the flight entrance<\/b>. This allows him to find his way back when he wants to leave the shock, and possibly return to it and move in there again.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>It is also possible to introduce the queen to the hive through the roof. However, this carries the risk that the queen may not find her way out of the hive. We do not recommend this option for beginners, or we describe it as a specific method for establishing a hive with a long entrance passage HERE (in preparation).<\/em><\/li>\n<li>You can also look at <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OLgcOWMTA4o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interesting video<\/a>, but we do not recommend the procedure for beginners&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Common beginner mistakes<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Long-term transfer of the mother from the installer to the hive<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Using an inappropriate small-diameter loader see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/nevchodna-odchytova-sada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>If the procedure is flawed, the bumblebee will fly away from the loader.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Poorly fitted loader to the flap, risk of pinching the mother's leg (antenna).<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Angled ramp, down which the mother slides<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><i>&nbsp;<\/i><\/div>\n<div><i>&nbsp;<\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc44c13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc44c13\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2476ece\" data-id=\"2476ece\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220b524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"220b524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_4833\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4833\" class=\"wp-image-4833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Zavedeni_matky-do-Ulku_1.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Introducing the Queen to the Hive\" width=\"350\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Zavedeni_matky-do-Ulku_1.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Zavedeni_matky-do-Ulku_1-167x300.jpg 167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Introducing the mother into the hive<br \/>Tilt it to a horizontal position and press it to the inlet opening<\/p><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-24c769f\" data-id=\"24c769f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92ed592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92ed592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_4834\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4834\" class=\"wp-image-4834\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Zavedeni_matky-do-Ulku_2.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Introducing the Queen to the Hive\" width=\"350\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Zavedeni_matky-do-Ulku_2.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Zavedeni_matky-do-Ulku_2-167x300.jpg 167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Introducing the mother into the hive<br \/>If she doesn't want to, carefully try to insert the piston and bring her closer to the opening \u2013 but don't squeeze her.<\/p><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e861766 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e861766\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-358411f\" data-id=\"358411f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9eacf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9eacf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_4436\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4436\" class=\"wp-image-4436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Uzavreni_ulku_zbrousenou_korkovou_zatkou.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Sealing the hive with a sanded cork stopper\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Uzavreni_ulku_zbrousenou_korkovou_zatkou.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Uzavreni_ulku_zbrousenou_korkovou_zatkou-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Uzavreni_ulku_zbrousenou_korkovou_zatkou-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Uzavreni_ulku_zbrousenou_korkovou_zatkou-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Uzavreni_ulku_zbrousenou_korkovou_zatkou-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As soon as the mother enters the entrance hole and does not immediately return to the breeder, carefully close the entrance hole with a stopper. <br \/>Sealing the ulcer with a ground cork stopper<\/p><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-50fbcb1\" data-id=\"50fbcb1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-871fa4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"871fa4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_4433\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4433\" class=\"wp-image-4433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Uzavreni_ulku_smotkem_ubrousku.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Sealing the hive with a rolled-up tissue\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Uzavreni_ulku_smotkem_ubrousku.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Uzavreni_ulku_smotkem_ubrousku-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Uzavreni_ulku_smotkem_ubrousku-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Uzavreni_ulku_smotkem_ubrousku-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Uzavreni_ulku_smotkem_ubrousku-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As soon as the mother enters the entrance hole and does not immediately return to the breeder, carefully close the entrance hole with a stopper. <br \/>Closure of the ulcer with a rolled-up napkin<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e640c0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e640c0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"#\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Video tutorial on introducing a queen bee into a hive. <b>As you can see for yourselves, the introduction went textbook-style \u2013 quickly, smoothly and, most importantly, without stressing the mother.<\/b>.<\/p><p>This was a meadow bumblebee mother (Bombus pratorum)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef7256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"eef7256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/9GCEJkX84Bc&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc05df5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc05df5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"#\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>This mother has a sore<strong> it didn't work, so the attempt to introduce was abandoned and the mother was released\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddd64d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ddd64d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/cDjYohMFe5w&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-453e1fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"453e1fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"B6\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>The mother is closed in the hive, examining its interior and making a decision.<\/strong><\/h5><p>This phase is crucial and is entirely in the mother's hands (wings). <br \/>If you have followed all our recommendations and the mother is genuinely looking for a nesting site, you have a high chance of her settling in. <strong>There's nothing more you can do now \u2013 all you can do is wait.<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>Proceed<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Leave the mother locked up<\/strong> in the corner<\/li><li>Don't touch \u00dalk at all, <strong>Do not disturb her<\/strong> and step back from the corner<\/li><li>The purpose of caging a mother is so that <strong>walked through the entrance hall<\/strong> and began to examine the startle.<\/li><li>The important thing is that when going into the hive, the mother <strong>She didn't see the light in the entrance opening or in the hive.<\/strong>.<\/li><li>You can, for example, listen and convince yourself that the mother is in the hive \u2013 as soon as <strong>walks down the corridor<\/strong>, it makes \u201ebuzzing sounds\u201c sometimes it is clearly audible\u201c<\/li><li>Leave the vent opening closed only for <strong>the absolutely necessary time.<\/strong><\/li><li>If the mother immediately continues down the corridor to the den, a lock of even 1 minute would be sufficient\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The ventilation opening should be closed for a maximum of 5 minutes.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>There's no point in prolonging the time, it won't help with acclimatisation.<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li>Sometimes it happened that after a longer period of being closed <strong>The queen \u201efroze\u201c in the hive or in the corridor<\/strong> \u2013 when she didn't want to nest and the breeder still tried to offer her a scare<\/li><li>Sometimes the mother wanted to nest, she quickly examined a startle, but she couldn't leave it to examine it and make a reconnaissance flight \u2013<strong> The longer closure unnecessarily stressed her and she did not take the fright well.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Keep on <strong>closed vent and open damper<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (with the flap fully raised)<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li>Right away <strong>Move to a safe distance of approx. 5 m<\/strong> and more, to a place from which you can be startled <strong>observe<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The result of the observation is extremely important.\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 will tell you whether the mother wants to accept the nest or not<\/li><li>In the event that the mother<strong> it will emerge from the nest opening and fly away immediately \u2013 it will certainly not return<\/strong><\/li><li>So too did the mother <strong>Probably not, if it just circles briefly over the ulcer.<\/strong> (2-3 rings) then it disappears = search for another mother with a search flight<\/li><li>Should the mother get out and dance the so-called. <strong>a fly-by, a scare caught her attention and you have a good chance she'll settle in<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><em>Recommendation<\/em><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><em>We highly recommend after introducing the queen to the hive <strong>Wait for the result<\/strong> and its decision = departure \/ orientation flight<\/em><\/li><li><em>It's good to wait for this moment. It's worth it for the experience, and above all for the result.<\/em><\/li><li><em>If for some reason you really cannot wait for the result, <strong>use the tag in the flight opening<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/i-dont-have-it-installed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div><p><strong><em>Common beginner mistakes<\/em><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><em>Poorly closed ventilation opening \u2013 the mother sees light shining through and wants to leave this way.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Poorly sealed inlet opening \u2013 ditto<\/em><\/li><li><em>Opening the hive early\/late<\/em><\/li><li><em>Queen cell disturbance after introduction<\/em><\/li><li><em>Observing a reconnaissance flight at close range \u2013 disturbance of the mother when leaving the nest<\/em><\/li><li><em>The breeder will not wait for the result and will not convince themselves that the mother has truly abandoned the fear = they risk it dying there<\/em><\/li><\/ul><div><i><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf4275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6cf4275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/c36lyViIZHI&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e39bad6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e39bad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"#\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_4841\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4841\" class=\"wp-image-4841\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Znacka_ve_vletovem-otvoru.png\" alt=\"Bumblebees PLUS - Mark in the entrance to the hive (bumblebee house)\" width=\"450\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Znacka_ve_vletovem-otvoru.png 1128w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Znacka_ve_vletovem-otvoru-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Znacka_ve_vletovem-otvoru-1024x560.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Cmelaci_PLUS_Znacka_ve_vletovem-otvoru-768x420.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Markings at the entrance to the beehive<br \/>Photo O. Hercog<\/p><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cef5bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cef5bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"#\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a84f1b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a84f1b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are placing a bumblebee queen into a hive (bumblebee house) in the evening, she might be caught by darkness and not leave the hive in time. Therefore, it is good to put on the surface of the bedding<strong> PET bottle cap with sugar solution<\/strong>. <br \/>To prevent the mother from getting wet in such a feeder, it is good to press a piece of cotton wool into the lid and drip the solution there. <strong>It's not a bribe, but an emergency ration<\/strong>. <br \/>If the mother does not want to, she will not remain in the hive even if she has a sugar solution there. It will only help her get through the time safely until the morning, when she leaves the hive herself, or when you release her from the roof.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7007823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7007823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/ZZJEv_5zPRI&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b90645d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b90645d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"#\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af9a7c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af9a7c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"B7\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Pilot maternal flight<\/strong><\/h5><p>A mother's orientation flight is a special flight when <b>The mother will remember the appearance of the ulcer and its location<\/b>. It also orientates itself in the surroundings to find its way back.<\/p><p><strong><em>Interesting fact<\/em><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><em>A guiding flight can be observed when the queen has taken an interest in a nesting site, when new workers or new queens first leave the nest \u2013 they too must memorise the nest so they can find it.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Orientation flights are carried out by both queens and workers after the flight entrance has been closed for a long period and they have been unable to leave the hive.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Scout flights are also made by queens and workers, even when, during an outing, they discover that the surroundings of the hive have changed, or that they have moved with the hive.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Males do not return to the hive, therefore they do not perform orientation flights.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>We can describe the orientation flight as follows<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>The bumblebee will emerge from the entrance hole<\/li><li>Sometimes it moves after it and the garlic, looking at it<\/li><li>After a moment, it takes off, turning towards the opening.<\/li><li>It stands in the air and inspects the entry hole<\/li><li>It hovers in the air in front of the hive, circles the hive, gradually rises<\/li><li>It makes wider circles, flies higher, and keeps surveying the scarecrow and its surroundings.<\/li><li>Circling higher and higher and then flying away...<\/li><li>Cardiac patients, please watch your blood pressure \ud83d\ude42<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe4b4f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"fe4b4f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/bISLuWFpX6Y&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1e41c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b1e41c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/p2846-3mSF0&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77af2e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77af2e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"B8\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>The mother made a general flight and what next?<\/strong><\/h5><p>If the mother performed a homing flight, you have a chance she will return. <strong>Now you must wait to see how it turns out<\/strong> \u2013 nothing more can be done.<\/p><p>Sometimes it happens that the fright so captivates the mother that she in<strong>returns in an hour and settles in immediately<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Sometimes, however, the mother doesn't want to nest yet and into the hive <strong>Will return later, perhaps in 1-3 days<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>If it does not return by this time<\/strong>, there's no point waiting \u2013 <strong>find another mother<\/strong> on a reconnaissance flight.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Proceed<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>When your mother flies away and you can no longer wait, <strong>Insert the marker into the filling hole<\/strong>, \u2013 by which you know it has returned (a correctly placed tag will be ejected when the mother passes through the flight hole<\/li><li>But do it quickly and from <strong>get away from there immediately<\/strong> \u2013 if his mother returned, she'd be startled and most likely wouldn't come back again<\/li><li>If you can, <strong>Wait at a safe distance of at least 10 m<\/strong> and more from the fright and watch the fright<\/li><li>If you see the mother returning, don't disturb her \u2013 <strong>Leave the latch raised in the hive and the ventilation opening closed.<\/strong><\/li><li>The mother bee approaches the hive carefully, lands on the entrance and after a moment<strong> enters the hive<\/strong><\/li><li>Her next <strong>You can monitor the movement with your eyes.<\/strong> you won't last long, or even better <strong>using a tag<\/strong> in the flight opening<\/li><li>Here, it's mostly heart patients who call for an ambulance...<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><em>Warning<\/em><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><em><strong>Mum's outings from the hive will be very irregular.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 don't be surprised. The mother will gradually work on the nesting chamber, bring supplies, build a wax cell, and lay eggs etc. see HERE (in preparation)<\/em><\/li><li><em><strong>Don't disturb her and give her time<\/strong> \u2013 any disturbance and opening of the hive at this stage can mean that the swarm will leave and not return<\/em><\/li><li><em>Once the mother settles in, she will<strong> Time to teach her to go through the flap<\/strong> \u2013 we'll explain later<\/em><\/li><li><em>If the mother <strong>after a reconnaissance flight, it won't return immediately, so wait about 3 days.<\/strong>, before you bring another mother into the ward<\/em><\/li><li><em>Should you attempt to place another queen in the nest immediately and the previous one returns in the meantime, <strong>Can mothers in a nest meet and kill each other fighting over the nest<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><em>Common beginner mistakes<\/em><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><em>The breeder will not wait for the mother's return for at least 3 days<\/em><\/li><li><em>The beekeeper doesn't understand that the queen won't fly out regularly and wants to introduce a new queen into the hive, or they will open the hive and disturb the queen.<\/em><\/li><li><em>A beginner doesn't place the marker correctly in the entrance hole, and the queen goes around it \/ the wind knocks it down.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f5709f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0f5709f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/bRaJDIOLzg4&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1d2751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1d2751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"B9\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>What if the mother didn't leave the fright?<\/strong><\/h5><p>Sometimes it can happen that <strong>You won't see the mother leave the hive<\/strong>, ...even if you're waiting for it. Alternatively, the flag in the inlet is not thrown (caution \u2013 the mother sometimes bypasses this).<\/p><p>Mother sometimes from the hive<strong> can't find the way<\/strong> and remains trapped inside.\u00a0<\/p><p><i><\/i><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Sometimes the queen bee in the hive, so-called. <\/span><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">choked <\/strong><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u2013 will remain stiff and motionless on the lining. <\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">There could be multiple reasons, and they aren't directly related to temperature.<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">.\u00a0<\/span><i><br \/><\/i><\/p><p>More often than not, it's the queen mother who\u00a0<b>recently woken from hibernation <\/b>and is only just looking for a nesting site. After being introduced into the hive, it returns as if into a state of hibernation. Her hormonal processes are not yet fully activated, and she reacts in this way to darkness and sometimes cold. A mature queen is active in a cold hive.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">This effect sometimes supports <\/span><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">a large difference in temperature<\/strong><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> between the outdoor environment and the chilled hive \u2013 it is warm outside and the hive is significantly chilled after the night. However, if the hive is not completely frozen, its temperature does not have a significant impact on the queen's setting. Beekeepers therefore sometimes open unoccupied hives on a warm day and let them warm up a bit in the warm air.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Stale mother <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><b>sits on the lining, or is hidden in the lining<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">, but appears to be\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: bold;\">Dizzy\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">stale.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">A very common reason is<\/span><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"> light shining into the hive through a ventilation opening<\/strong><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">. His mother is sitting with him and not looking for a way out down the corridor.<\/span><\/p><p>If you leave the queen bee confined in the hive for an extended period and she does not leave it of her own accord,<strong> He could die there<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p><p>Therefore, we recommend placing it on the lining surface <strong>a bit of sugar solution\/batter \u2013 it's a safeguard for this eventuality<\/strong> a food until you free it from the hive (see above)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Warning: Do not introduce another queen into the hive (bee box) until you are sure that a previous queen is not present in the hive, for example, stuck on\/in the lining. This could lead to an unnecessary fight.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">Proceed<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Watch the shock<strong>Observation\/Mark<\/strong>The mother should leave it herself within one hour at the most.<\/li><li>If the mother does not recover from the fright, we recommend <strong>Open the roof<\/strong>. If the mother is sitting on the lining, leave the roof open and she will fly away herself. <strong>There's no point in keeping her.<\/strong> - it is not nested in the gorge<br \/>If the mother <b>stuck in the lining<\/b>, no other mothers can be introduced into the ulcer. So, inspect the lining to see if it's hiding in there \u2013 if it's stiff, you'll hear a faint hum<\/li><li>The mother can sometimes hide even <b>in the entrance hall <\/b>\u2013 so blow into it from the inlet opening \u2013 if it's stuck there, you'll most likely hear<\/li><li>If the queen bee is sluggish and doesn't fly, we recommend giving her a bit of sugar syrup and<strong> release it back into the wild<\/strong><\/li><li>If you don't see the mother, leave <strong>A moment's shock, open<\/strong> \u2013 the mother will sort it out herself. The fright will at least be tempered to the ambient temperature<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><em>Common beginner mistakes<\/em><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><em>The beekeeper does not open the hive even though they did not see the mother fly away and risks the mother being trapped in the hive.<\/em><\/li><li><em>The beekeeper prematurely introduces another queen to the hive<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p><i><b>Interesting fact:<\/b><\/i><\/p><p><i>Some beekeepers do not cover the entrance tube opening in the hive. According to them, this reduces the risk of the queen becoming \u201estuck\" in the hive after introduction. I have tried this, but in our opinion, it had no significant effect.<br \/>But this method is also possible. This means that <b>after the mother's settlement and the birth of the first generation of workers, fear<\/b> Open this <b>you will cover the area with lining<\/b>. Do it, but make sure there's a cavity remaining. Otherwise, the bumblebees would defecate there and spread dirt around the nest.\u00a0<\/i><\/p><p>In the following video, you will see how the mother gradually wakes up from being frozen. It took her about 10 minutes before she flew away as if nothing had happened.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a90f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"35a90f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/2-IQDguFiok&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04f84b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04f84b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"#\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>If the mother in the hive becomes immobile<\/strong>\u201e, it will sit on the lining, but can also be hidden within it. If it remains there, it can die. It can also die the moment the beekeeper introduces another queen to the hive and the queens fight over the hive.<\/p><p>Therefore, it is necessary to prevent the shock which the mother has demonstrably not left,<strong> open and free the mother \u2013 from the surface of the lining, from the lining or from the inlet tube<\/strong>. Don't forget to adjust the lining again then.\u00a0<\/p><p>The mother will call you when searching the lining, but you can see for yourself you have enough to worry about, and she won't attack you.<\/p><p><em><strong>Warning:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em> <em><strong>Don't interfere with the nest of a mother who is already settled like this.<\/strong>, you will destroy the base of the nest, and the queen will most likely fly away. We only recommend this procedure for rescuing queens that have become stuck in the hive during installation.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45bb455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"45bb455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/MLqOXgEhPsk&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed2e35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ed2e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"B10\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>What is the next step?<\/strong><\/h5><p>If you have succeeded and <strong>the mother settled in,<\/strong> Enjoy the success. <strong>Certainly, do not interfere with the ulcer.<\/strong>, and watch from a distance and at most <strong>monitor mother's movement using a tag<\/strong>.Instructions can be found on the page\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/i-dont-have-it-installed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Do I or do I not have this settled<\/a><br \/>The mother is sensitive to disturbance at this stage and<strong> a gasp could leave<\/strong>. Be patient, your time to safely observe bumblebees is approaching. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f60a.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude0a\" \/><\/p><p>Once you are sure that it regularly returns for a period<strong> 7-10 days, start clicker training<\/strong>. You can find the procedure on the page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/im-a-flap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The art of the clap<\/a><\/p><p>If<strong> Mum isn't coming back<\/strong>, it is necessary <strong>Repeat the entire seating procedure<\/strong>. Be patient, sometimes settling in works on the first attempt, sometimes it takes up to 50 tries. With each attempt, you gain the necessary practice and confidence. Everything will go better and faster for you = reducing the mother's stress and increasing the chances of success.<\/p><p>If you have<strong>If you are still having trouble finding accommodation, please check the entire process.<\/strong> Preparations of the hive, conditions for catching the queen and her introduction from the start. In most similar cases we have dealt with beginners, a seemingly minor but ultimately crucial error has occurred.<\/p><p><strong>You need to accept the fact that you will not succeed with the mother's settlement.<\/strong>. Is there still a chance that the Bumblebee Rapid Response Team can help you settle in? See page\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/quick-company\/\">Bumblebee Rapid Response Unit<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc9b225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc9b225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"C0\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>C) The queen, who was born in the hive last season, will return to it herself.<\/strong><\/h4><p>This part is <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">extremely important for breeders who have been successful in the previous season and have newly-born queens in their hives<\/span><\/strong>. <br \/>If young queens successfully overwinter, they will look for their natal site and attempt to settle there. If the beekeeper places a bait hive in the same location and the queens return, <strong>They fight over the inheritance, and at best, the strongest one will be left.<\/strong><br \/><strong>The breeder should prepare for such a situation and, if possible, avoid unnecessary losses of bumblebee queens.<\/strong><\/p><p>A description of the solution can be found in a separate chapter. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmelaciplus.cz\/en\/return-of-mothers-to-the-burrow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mothers' returns to the hive<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Postupy jak \u010dmel\u00e1ka bezpe\u010dn\u011b zabydlet v \u00falku Co se zde dozv\u00edte Jak usadit \u010dmel\u00e1\u010d\u00ed matku v \u00falku Jak\u00e9 m\u00e1te mo\u017enosti Jak\u00e9 techniky pou\u017e\u00edt Na co d\u00e1t pozor Co v \u017e\u00e1dn\u00e9m p\u0159\u00edpad\u011b ned\u011blat Datum posledn\u00ed aktualizace: 74\/3\/2026 Respektujte p\u0159\u00edrodu: p\u0159i obsazen\u00ed \u00falku bu\u010fte maxim\u00e1ln\u011b ohledupln\u00ed a respektujte p\u0159\u00edrodu Samovoln\u00e9 usazen\u00ed: pokud si matka-kr\u00e1lovna \u010dmel\u00e1ka sama najde&nbsp;&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4233,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"wf_page_folders":[23],"class_list":["post-752","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Jak usadit kr\u00e1lovnu do \u00falku &#8211; \u010cmel\u00e1ci PLUS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Zda bude \u00fal \u010dmel\u00e1k\u016f obydlen nebo ne, o tom rozhodne pr\u00e1v\u011b zp\u016fsob jak\u00fdm chovatel kr\u00e1lovnu \u010dmel\u00e1ka do \u00falku nal\u00e1k\u00e1. 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