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Re: Queen marking can instigate supercedure?
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Peter Edwards <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 7 Sep 2014 22:53:25 +0100
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>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 
52°14'44.44"N, 1°50'35"W

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