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Re: Replacing queens
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Steve Rose <[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, 14 Oct 2015 16:43:09 +0100
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> I often hear that "queens don't last as long as they used to."

On this side of the pond some amateur queen rearers choose to breed from 
the best of their oldest queens in order to preserve the longevity and 
enduring productivity of the strain.  I wonder how old the breeder 
queens are that are selected by the US queen suppliers.

Steve Rose
North Wales

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