> From: Michael Moroney <[log in to unmask]>
> Anyway, around here on a nice sunny day the bees are too busy out gathering
> nectar, and almost don't care if you open their hive. Most beekeepers
> would requeen a hive as mean as the one you describe. It is true that
> killing bees does trigger the defensive mechanism in other bees.
How does requeening calm a mean hive?
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