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>Subject: Re: Queen Mating
>Date: Sun, Jul 18, 1999, 1:14
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>> With whom does the queen mate? OK, I know she mates with a drone, but =
>> is it a drone from her own hive?
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> This is not desirable, as it would be her brother.
Wouldn't the drone really bee the queen's son?
>My understanding is that she needs to mate 12-15 times to have a long life.
Does a queen actually mate that many times? I thought the normal was four
to six times in only one flight.
Mike Stoops
Beekeeper Wanna-Bee
Monroe County, Alabama