Herve writes:
I do not follow you at all. What does it even have to do
with supersedure? There is nothing to be lost by clipping
wings. This technique has been used for well over 100 years
to mark the queen and prevent her from flying off with a
swarm. 


Reply:
Exactly, clipping prevents her from flying off with a swarm
to leave the new supercedure queen to take over. This is
exactly what is needed on a natural organic system of
beekeeping, for acclimitized queens with openmating.

Respectfully submitted,

Dee A. Lusby
Small Cell Commercial Beekeeper
Moyza, Arizona
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/organicbeekeepers/

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