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Re: Electronic queen bee finder
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Jerry J Bromenshenk <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 29 Nov 2000 08:38:05 -0700
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At 09:43 PM 11/28/00 -0700, you wrote:

At one time, you could buy metal marker tags, colored and numbered.  Latest
ones that I have been getting are plastic and from Europe.  Norm Gary used
to provide the metal ones - might warrant an enquiry.


>Re BEE-L discussion:
>
>> 5.  The receiver has to penetrate some distance, and hives have metal
>> parts, etc. so the signal bounces around.
>
>If we are using Pierco plastic frames, could we just glue some iron onto a
queen
>and use a metal detector?
>
>allen
>
>
Jerry J. Bromenshenk, Ph.D.
Director, DOE/EPSCoR & Montana Organization for Research in Energy
The University of Montana-Missoula
Missoula, MT  59812-1002
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