In message <[log in to unmask]>, David Eyre <[log in to unmask]> writes > 2 Why do we requeen, when it has been proved that it is not genetic. >Comments? Whether it is genetic or not I view requeening in this instance as 'another shake of the dice'. If it is genetic we get another chance of getting it 'right'. If its not the improvement in the colony's brood production and general vigour may do the trick. -- Dave Black Blacks Bee Gardens, Guildford, GU1 4RN. UK.