On Mon, 1 Apr 1996, BusyKnight wrote:
> That is the question. Tis' nobler...etc., etc....
... to suffer the stings and arrows ...?
> I've been catching queens, marking them AND clipping
> wings for a few years now. Just wondering if clipping
> wings is really an advantageous practice or not. I
> know my *old* queens don't leave with the swarms. They
> jus' kinda fly in circles. ;^)
It certainly is in the UK where population density is high,
swarming unpopular, and weather variable. Clipping means she
*almost* can't get away and means we have a few extra days
grace before the first virgin.
Regards,
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