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Question of English !
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Jean-Marie Van Dyck <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 12 Dec 2003 17:58:41 +0100
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Hello all !

I'm mostly a reader of BEE-L mails because my English is very bad (I'm
French speaking).  But now I've a question concerning some beekeeping
expressions I don't find in my "Dictionary of beekeeping terms" from the
IBRA.

In queen breeding, what is the correct term for a queen before and after
mating?

In French we have "reine vierge" before and "reine féconde" after

Is the best correct English "unmated queen" or "not mated queen" (or "not
yet"?) before ...
  and probably "mated queen" after

Thanking you for any answer!
Regards
Jean-Marie Van Dyck

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