TooBee...
Field Bee
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Didn't realise that under some circumstances Instrumentally Inseminated (II) Queens will actually fly out and Open Mate! I know that there are members here that II their Queens, I assume you knew this and treat them twice with CO2 or do you add a Queen Excluder at the entrance to stop this?
I wonder if the Sellers of II Queens ensure that their Queens are less likely to open mate?
Anyway here it is, I found it interesting, hopefully someone else will.
https://www.apidologie.org/articles/apido/pdf/1992/03/Apidologie_0044-8435_1992_23_3_ART0005.pdf
I wonder if the Sellers of II Queens ensure that their Queens are less likely to open mate?
Anyway here it is, I found it interesting, hopefully someone else will.
https://www.apidologie.org/articles/apido/pdf/1992/03/Apidologie_0044-8435_1992_23_3_ART0005.pdf