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Re: Hive with two Queens
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Robert Brenchley <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 26 Aug 2005 04:16:38 EDT
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In a message dated 26/08/05 03:40:22 GMT Daylight Time,
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<<I have heard of a hive having two queens, one mother and one  daughter.
But I have a italain hive that I requeened with a  carnolian. [snip] I found
the carnolian queen and on the same side of the  same frame
another italian queen was along side of the carnolian, both  inspecting
empty cells and  laying.
>>




I had a hive last year which had three queens in  it; this was after I'd
split it and found a fourth queen in the other split! In  this case, it was a
mother and three daughters; I haven't heard of unrelated  queens sharing a hive
before.

    Regards,

    Robert Brenchley

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