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Piping lone queen?
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Matthew <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 18 May 1999 22:33:20 -0600
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Today I opened up one of my hives and heard the distinct 'piping' from
the hive.  The Buckfast queen from last year was readily found but I
couldn't find any other queens nor queen-cells.

Would a queen start piping from a slight lingering smell from handling
another queen? Or other possibilities?

Thanks for your input,

Matthew Westall
        //        Earthling Bees
 >8(())))-     "Take me to your feeder"
        \\        Castle Rock, CO,  USA

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