In a message dated 13/05/2009 20:45:09 GMT Standard Time,  
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I  requeened all my hives this spring that seemed overly  defensive


I have often noticed that colonies that have in the past been perfectly  
well-tempered get a bit scratchy when they are 'thinking about swarming', long 
 before you see occupied queen cells.  Maybe there isn't as much queen  
substance to be passed around as they would prefer and this makes them  
disgruntled before they take practical steps to remedy the matter.
 
Chris

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