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Piping
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T & M Weatherhead <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 31 Oct 2003 07:43:07 +1000
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A while back there was discussion on queen piping and I contributed by relating my experience on a worker piping.

Just to relate an incident I saw this week when I was catching a queen bee from a nuc.  The piping sound was coming from the frame in my hand.  I saw the queen but she was not the one making the noise.  I caught and caged her but the piping still continued.  I turned the frame over and saw a worker doing the "push ups" and making the piping sound.

This is the second time that I have seen workers piping.  The piping sound sounds to me similar to what I hear when we have queen bees and escorts in cages held in the house.

Trevor Weatherhead
AUSTRALIA

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