Recent publications in the scientific literature have documented a 
technique called mandible ablation that allows multiple queen bees to 
coexist in a colony.  According to the articles, the technique is used 
mainly in Asia.  The literature does not, however, describe the 
procedures for carrying out the process of actually removing part of the 
queen's mandible. 

Does anyone on this list know of any beekeeper who uses this technique 
in the US so that I could learn how to do it without going all the way 
to China?

Respectfully Submitted,
Jeremy Rose
San Luis Obispo, CA

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