Hi Kathy

> An old beekeeper in our club says that bees will kill a clipped queen.
They
> consider her damaged and will raise a supercedure queen.

It is possible, but it is very, very rare in my experiance in UK.


Best Regards & 73s, Dave Cushman... G8MZY
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