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Re: requeening Italian hive
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Bill T <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 5 Jul 2013 09:26:49 -0400
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> I am getting phone calls from people who have Italian bees and bought a
> Russian queen or started a nuc with a Russian queen and failed to have a
> good introduction.
>

I wondered why two Russian queens failed to take and now I know.  A
neighbor gave me two Russians and neither was around a week later. Good to
know, albeit too late. Have never has a problem introducing other queens so
wondered what was going on. Glad the Russians were free.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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