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Re: Laying workers
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Charles Harper <[log in to unmask]>
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Charles Harper <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 2 Jun 1997 13:23:16 -0600
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On Mon, 2 Jun 1997 09:09:51 -0500, STEVE PHILLIPS wrote:
 
>I've learned (the hard way) that a hive of laying workers cannot be
>requeened.  Can, however,  a hive of laying workers be combined with a
>healthy hive using the neswpaper/queen excluder method, or will they
>just kill the queen once they get through the newspaper?  Has anyone
>ever tried?
>
 Another method is to shake all bees out , then combine the equipment however
you wish as the laying workers will be killed by the other colinies.
 
 
Charles Harper
Harper's Honey farm
1000 + Colonies

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