>I have observed supercedure after marking a queen. Maybe it was coincidence, but now I only mark banked queens and age marked queens before introduction. Anybody have similar experiences?
I used to catch queens from mating nucs, clip and mark and then put them in introduction cages at the same time to put in new colonies. I think this can cause them to be rejected. I now clip and mark and leave a few days before moving them on.
Best wishes
Peter
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