At 16:56 14/12/1996 +0100, you wrote:
>On Fri, 13 Dec 1996 18:03:25 D Warr <[log in to unmask]> (U.K.) asked:
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>> Can a colony have multiple Laying Queens either by accident,design or
>> Natural inclination.
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>> I have heard that  Dutch and American Beekeepers deliberately have colonies
>> with two queens. Is this true and if so Why is it done ???????
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>There is a book (in french) published (2nd ed) about this only subject:
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>"La Biruche" by E. Loubet de Lhoste
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c'est possible d'avoir quelques extraits succinctes de cette livre??
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>He describes the hives and the method of beekeeping with these two queens
>colonies.  The queens are separated by a q-excluder.  The crop in really
>increased.
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>Jean-Marie Van_Dyck <[log in to unmask]>
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