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Re: a new one on me!
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Roy Nettlebeck <[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, 16 Apr 2003 10:38:28 -0700
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Aaron Morris wrote:

>  I've never seen a laying queen just up and fly
>away from her colony.  After a few expletives, I pulled a few frames and saw
>freshly laid eggs, so I know the queen was laying.
>
>Has anyone else ever seen such a thing?  Might anyone offer an explanation
>or SWAG?
>
> Hi Aaron,
>
 I have never seen a laying queen fly off in 35 years of beekeeping.
Maybe George has seen it happen to him.
This is why beekeeping is so fascinating, the bees do not read books.
Best Regards
Roy

>
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